Why I don’t think either one plays a snap. Tennessee has a player suspended two games right now over roughly $429 in pre-draft money he already paid back. One flight. These men were in NFL camps, represented by Drew Rosenhaus. If $429 buys a two-game suspension, a five-figure signing bonus isn’t a two-game problem. That’s my read — but the precedent exists, and somebody has to explain why it doesn’t apply.
Eighty new players, and they’re still adding. Katz’s point isn’t that LSU’s talent is bad — it’s that expecting roughly 80 newcomers to come together in one season is really hard, and that’s not a knock on Kiffin, it’s a knock on what the sport has become. And the question nobody over there wants asked: what happens to the guys who lose their scholarships? Compare it to Golding’s position — they built this team, they like the chemistry, and absent injury they’re not adding, because it isn’t fair to the guys who’ve been in the room since January.
Katz was ten feet away for the FBI answer. His read: Golding was adamant they didn’t call the FBI in — but “he didn’t say it didn’t completely happen,” and he “softened the blow” by offering that somebody’s parent in town works for the Bureau. He also confirmed the moment: Pete initially went “what are you talking about,” then “oh — okay, this is what we’re talking about.” Two people, watching independently, landed in the same place. And nothing was ever reported found.
Plus the football detail almost nobody picked up: you can’t talk about the Ole Miss receiver room without the tight ends. If they’re in 12 personnel, the No. 2 receiver matters more than the No. 3. Caleb Cunningham is back to 100% and competing for the fourth spot, Darrell Gill Jr.’s issue is consistency, and the pass rush replacing Princewill Umanmielen is a group effort by design — if you can rush three and get there, why rush five?