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When is it not about capitalism at the Statehouse?

Apparently when a small group of (predominantly Black) teenage athletes could be paid market rate for their talents.

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Apr 16, 2026
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I remember arguing online with some of the Ohio State football fandom’s most beautiful minds about paying players in 2011.

I didn’t see the problem, considering I attended Ohio State in the era of Terrelle Pryor, the phenom quarterback that flaunted exorbitant wealth like mismatching designer clothing, two BlackBerries, and a rotating cast of rental cars…

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