So the reddit community is hosting their own mock NCAA tournament using college hoops 2k8. You can even watch the games live on youtube (not that I am). I thought it was kind of a dumb idea until I saw they have Akron upsetting tOSU in the first round. This seems perfectly legit.
https://imgur.com/a/ozXsYA1
I can't answer any questions, but my suspicion is that the staff making a conscious effort to get high-character student athletes on the team is going to keep us in a better position than some other programs.
The vet min for a 4th year player in 2019 was $806k. It would have only gone up for 2020, especially with the new CBA. He's pretty much making vet minimum. He's a huge upgrade over Hilliard in the return game, which is what he was brought here to do. I don't see how paying a kick returner vet min is a bad signing.