🧐. I follow the Vols (hometown team) and hadn’t heard this.
This is unusual in this new NIL era:
“One thing to note about Pearce that I always thought wasn't talked about enough was the fact that after the 2023 season, at which point he was viewed as a potential top five draft pick, there was never any reported drama about his NIL deal and the NCAA transfer portal. There was never any noise about Pearce potentially leaving Tennessee to earn more money elsewhere, or to play for a team like Ohio State or Alabama. He just quietly returned to Tennessee for his junior season. It's rare that it plays out like that for a premier player in this new era of mega NIL deals and incessant tampering. “
I’d rather have Carter either way.