We begin with the day’s biggest news—that NFL scouts believe JSN is the first player in college football history to skip a playoff game to preserve his draft stock.
Forgive the boomer screen record method, but Todd McShay (via ESPN’s College Football Live) just reported that NFL scouts believe Jaxon Smith-Njigba is healthy enough to play and is sitting out to protect his draft stock pic.twitter.com/rlD75yhLgQ
NFL scouts aren’t the most trustworthy sources, but this tracks with everything else coming off this situation.
My initial reaction was that JSN only makes this move if he thinks Ohio State can’t win a title. This would only further cement that belief.
And while Ryan Day can…
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