At a Name, Image and Likeness event for Syracuse football Tuesday, athletic director John Wildhack allowed fans to peak behind the curtain in terms of how the Orange landed former Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord.
“Kyle McCord’s not our quarterback this year without SU Football NIL,” Wildhack said, per Syracuse.com. “He is our quarterback, and he turned down twice the money from Nebraska.
“And I know that for a fact because I have a friend from Nebraska who’s on the coaching staff who called me the day Kyle committed to us,” Wildhack continued. “I won’t tell you what he said to me. He busted my chops pretty good, but my response was, ‘Kyle’s wearing blue and orange. He’s ours.’ ”
McCord’s earnings at Syracuse have not been disclosed.
In a recent episode of the “No Destination” podcast, McCord said Syracuse coach Fran Brown flew out for a recruiting visit the day he entered the transfer portal from Ohio State and made an impact almost immediately.
On “The QB Room” podcast shortly after his transfer from Ohio State to Syracuse, McCord said the decision was strictly business.
“At the end of the day, the top level of college football and then especially onto the pros, it’s a business,” McCord said on “The QB Room” podcast. “At the end of the day, Ohio State had to make a business decision they felt like was best for them. And I had to do the same thing.”
McCord entered the transfer portal after leading Ohio State to an 11-1 record, finishing the 2023 regular season with a loss to Michigan, the program’s third-straight loss to its rival.
In his one season as Ohio State’s starting quarterback, McCord finished with 3,170 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions, completing 65.8% of his 348 pass attempts.
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