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Steve Helwagen is the second-longest tenured member of the Ohio State sports beat, behind only Tim May. On today's BHH, Patrick Murphy gives the audience an inside look on Wagen's background, his time covering the Buckeyes and more.

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A landmark settlement on Thursday between the NCAA and three federal antitrust cases will pave the way for Ohio State and other major conference members to directly pay their players. The settlement will pay "roughly $2.7 billion in damages to past and current athletes over the next 10 years," per ESPN. But the aspect of the settlement that we will all remember is that the parties have agreed to a revenue-sharing system where schools can pay up to $20 million to their players.
But how will that $20 million be divided? Will the football players get the vast majority of that money, since they are the ones generating the most revenue? And will it be equally distributed among all players? Will the star players get more? And how exactly would that be determined?
Yes, we have a lot of questions about this. Another one being ... what is going to happen to a lot of the non-revenue sports? Are we going to look up 5 or 10 years from now and see far less non-revenue sports across collegiate athletics? Also: Are we headed down a path where the Big Ten and SEC break away from the NCAA?
Dave Biddle and Jonah Booker discuss all of that and much more on the Friday 5ish.

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247Sports updated rankings were released yesterday. There are 16 new 5-star prospects in the Class of 2025?
How many are committed to Ohio State?
How many will commit to Ohio State?
Who rose? Who fell?
Bill Kurelic and Mark Porter are here for the deepest of dives on current recruiting.
Spend 5ish with us today, 'Nutters!

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Jaden Rashida's $10 million lawsuit against Florida, including head coach Billy Napier, is fascinating. We wonder if this is basically a one-off, or perhaps the start of a trend in college football when NIL promises are not kept. Matt Baxendell joins Dave Biddle to discuss that, plus:
* Thoughts on the Buckeyes' 2025 recruiting class and what might transpire over the next two months.
* Ohio State's 2024 offensive line is the biggest question mark on the team. But is there reason for optimism when analyzing the Buckeyes' O-line?
All of that and much more is coming your way on the Wednesday 5ish.

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Is there room at the WRU Inn? Of course there is.
There's been lots of chatter surrounding elite '25 pass catchers Jaime French and Dakorien Moore. 
Are the Buckeyes legit contenders for each?
What other receivers rank high on the Hartline Board?
Bill Kurelic and Mark Porter are here to discuss that. Is that all?
Hardly.
We dive deep on Na'eem Offord, Vernell Brown, Trey McNutt, Dorian Brew and others.
And as if that was not enough, we have exclusive video from Akron Hoban workouts featuring several (possible) future Buckeyes.
Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters!

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We bounce around to several Ohio State topics on today's show as Dan Rubin joins Dave Biddle. Items on the docket include:
* When we did the show last Monday, the Buckeyes' odds to win the 2024 national championship were +425. That was an improvement over the +500 odds that OSU had in late April. Well, now the odds have improved once again. Ohio State is now listed at +350 to win it all, just barely behind Georgia at +325. Then it's a big jump to the team with the third-lowest odds -- Texas -- at +750. Oregon is next at +900. We just find it interesting that the Buckeyes' odds improve seemingly each week, while the odds for the vast majority of other teams have held steady.
* The nation's No. 1 safety recruit, Trey McNutt, is going to take all of his official visits between May 31 and the end of June. What are our vibes as far as the Buckeyes landing McNutt?
* Any concern that Ohio State might lose the nation's No. 2 corner, Na'eem Offord? Or is he just having some fun with the process and there is nothing to worry about here?
* Here is one we didn't expect to see: Fanatics is suing Marvin Harrison Jr., claiming he breached a "term sheet" agreement last year. 
* Mike Conley Jr. continues to have a very good -- and frankly underrated -- NBA career. Conley, 36, is the starting point guard of the Minnesota Timberwolves, who upset the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals last night. It was 17 years ago when Conley helped lead the Buckeyes to the 2007 national championship game.
All of that and more is coming your way on the Monday 5ish.

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