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By Joe Torosian<\/p>\nBy Joe Torosian<\/p>\n
Kick it!<\/p>\n
If you’re looking for a non-story\u2026Ty Simpson hasn’t signed his contract\u2026Yawn.<\/p>\n
\u2026And neither has Fernando Mendoza.<\/p>\n
Final Thought on Simpson:<\/strong> I do not want him to be QB2 this season\u2026unless he comes out of the gate like Dan Marino did in 1983. The Rams have placed their trust in Stetson Bennett, so I trust Stetson Bennett.<\/p>\n If you want a story to chew on\u2014depth at both tackle spots. <\/p>\n And, for now it all looks good, but the wide receiver room feels thin to me.<\/p>\n Was Ryan Clark round-filed by ESPN because they didn’t want him out front on their Super Bowl coverage this coming season?<\/p>\n That’s something to think about\u2026but, then again, Mina Kimes is still getting a paycheck\u2026<\/p>\n And, as they’ve acquired the NFL Network, they’ve kicked Charles Davis to the curb. I like Charles Davis.<\/p>\n I’ve never sat through Pat McAfee\u2026is it worth the watch? It seems like he’s running ESPN these days.<\/p>\n A few years ago, who would have thought there’d be a world where Ryan Clark and Emmanuel Acho would both be off the air? And people say things aren’t getting better.<\/p>\n Top 12 returning College QBs<\/strong>\u2026(In no particular order, the schools they began at, along with their 2026 NIL $ status.–Sources: on3.com, Yahoo, Sports Illustrated) Thought:<\/strong> Another reminder that I should have learned to play the guitar, I should have learned to play them drums\u2026<\/p>\n Stetson Bennett’s Career Earnings:<\/strong> $2,984,218.<\/p>\n If there’s any baseball stat that exhausts me, it’s when broadcasters and nerds hype exit velocity or distance on a homer.<\/p>\n How about just keeping a stat on whether it cleared the fence or not\u2026?<\/p>\n However, in the case of Athletics’ rookie Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, the velocity of the foul ball that took him down might be interesting to know. <\/p>\n Kuroda-Grauer had emergency surgery for a ruptured testicle from a foul ball\u2026Yamma Hamma Fright Night!<\/p>\n How about keeping a stat on cup checks? Does the MLB even practice cup checks? And if Kuroda-Grauer was wearing a cup, maybe it’s time for an investigation.<\/p>\n #82\u2014May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth.<\/p>\n Only Add WNBA:<\/strong> A $31 ticket will get you into Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis to see the Connecticut Sun play the Fever tonight\u2026 $4,000 will get you a seat behind the bench.<\/p>\n The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n 1,329<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Joe Torosian Kick it! If you’re looking for a non-story\u2026Ty Simpson hasn’t signed his contract\u2026Yawn. \u2026And neither has Fernando Mendoza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fanview"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=97455"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97456,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97455\/revisions\/97456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Oregon\u2014Dante Moore (UCLA):<\/strong> $5M (top 5 nationally, often #2\u20134 among QBs). Strong endorsements (Nike, Beats, DoorDash, etc.) and Heisman contention boost this.
Texas\u2014Arch Manning:<\/strong> $2.5M (down from peaks of $5\u20136.8M earlier). Still highly marketable due to the Manning name, but recent performance and playing-time adjustments have affected it.
Ole Miss\u2014Trinidad Chambliss (Ferris State):<\/strong> $5M. Ranked near the very top of college football QBs.
Notre Dame\u2014CJ Carr:<\/strong> $3M (top 30\u201340 nationally). Consistent high earner for the Irish.
Ohio St.\u2014Julian Sayin:<\/strong> $2.5M (around #50\u201353). Competitive program and NIL deals (e.g., Wingstop) support this.
Miami\u2014Darian Mensah (Tulane, Duke):<\/strong> $6.5M (top overall or near-top QB valuation). Miami’s resources and his transfer hype drove big offers (reportedly $8M+ bag in some discussions). Recent luxury watch deal adds to it.
USC\u2014Jayden Maiava (UNLV):<\/strong> Likely $1\u20132M range. USC’s market helps, but specific recent figures are less prominent.
Indiana\u2014Josh Hoover (TCU):<\/strong> Likely $1\u20132M or lower. Solid but not in the national spotlight like the others.
Georgia\u2014Gunnar Stockton:<\/strong> $1\u20132M (e.g., $1.4M in some mid-2026 reports). Strong program but less national hype than peers.
Texas A&M\u2014Marcel Reed:<\/strong> $3M. Solid valuation with deals like private jet partnerships.
LSU\u2014Sam Leavitt (Arizona State):<\/strong> $4\u20136M range in various trackers (often top 5 QBs). Transfer to a high-profile program helps.
Oklahoma\u2014John Mateer (Washington State):<\/strong> $2\u20133M+ (earlier estimates around $2.7M). Power conference move helps visibility.<\/p>\n
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