Ohio State basketball program will need to use more NIL money

The Ohio State basketball program is in trouble right now. Their season is virtually over after an embarrassing loss to Indiana on Tuesday which saw them blow an 18-point lead for the second time this year. Chris Holtmann looks like a dead man walking. The team is not doing well and if Holtmann leaves, this roster could blow up too.

In order for the Buckeyes to fix this, Holtmann does have to go. That is step one. Step two is getting in recruits who want to revive this Ohio State basketball program. It is a program in need of a revival. It’s borderline dead. The Schott is half-full every home game. They need players who can help fill that place again.

NIL money is how Ohio State basketball can get back on top

How do you bring in top recruits to a program that needs to be revived? NIL money. That’s the fastest way to make the team good again. Well, that and a coach who can actually develop players. Ohio State fans would be more than willing to donate to collectives who are solely focused on making this basketball team competitive again.

Ohio State is fully embracing NIL, especially with Ross Bjork taking over as athletic director in a few months. I don’t think using NIL money should be the number-one selling point to basketball recruits, but it should be a tool that’s used. You want players who want to be in Columbus, but NIL money can help tip the scales if a decision is close between Ohio State and another school.

NIL money can help fund Holtmann’s honorous buyout too. The extension Gene Smith gave him was stupid, but Smith has a chance to rectify that by getting rid of him at the end of the year. Let’s get the NIL collectives ready to get this basketball program back to where it should be!