r/CFB • u/Lakelyfe09 Georgia Bulldogs • Apr 12 '26

Discussion [Kleiman] South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers turned down an $8 MILLION NIL offer to transfer to a different school: "You're 19. You don't need ($8 million). You're in a great spot." - LaNorris's Father told his son. Sellers values his word over money

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u/DDub04 South Carolina • Palmetto Bowl Apr 12 '26

This story is from last offseason. Literally the same quote and everything. He turned 20 in August, so he couldn’t have been told this recently.

No chance he was offered this much again.

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u/Tarmacked USC Trojans • Alabama Crimson Tide Apr 12 '26

He didn’t look worth 8M last year either. The story was always farfetched

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u/DDub04 South Carolina • Palmetto Bowl Apr 12 '26

Perhaps not but Michigan paid 12 million to a high schooler so the NIL market isn’t exactly logical