I think he does 1 year of NCAA, takes his "sophomore" year off for the Olympics and turns pro assuming he's healthy, etc.. He will then continue to train at UMD though with their coach and his current coach. The deal probably includes full tuition regardless of him running and yes, insane NIL.

he will train for the 2028 olympics and then depending on how he does- he goes pro after that.

My kid who is really into track pointed out that he may not be at MD for all 4 years; he might go pro before graduating. Never thought of that but it makes sense.

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Anonymous wrote:Smart kid - stay close to family, close to home, stay with your coach. He's keeping his routine, instead of moving far from everyone he knows and getting caught up in the hype as a campus "celebrity."

His NIL contract is going to be insane.

Does track really promise “insane” NIL money, even for an Olympian? It’s a sport that really doesn’t attract much attention outside of Olympic years.

track has a huge following.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Smart kid - stay close to family, close to home, stay with your coach. He's keeping his routine, instead of moving far from everyone he knows and getting caught up in the hype as a campus "celebrity."

His NIL contract is going to be insane.

Will his NIL contract be public? The amount of attention he’s going to bring the school, he’s worth every penny.

We have local bias here…most Americans have no idea who this kid is and don’t care about track, especially at the 400m.

Anonymous wrote:Smart kid - stay close to family, close to home, stay with your coach. He's keeping his routine, instead of moving far from everyone he knows and getting caught up in the hype as a campus "celebrity."

His NIL contract is going to be insane.

Does track really promise “insane” NIL money, even for an Olympian? It’s a sport that really doesn’t attract much attention outside of Olympic years.

Anonymous wrote:Track and field is lame there. I can only think he wants to stay close to home. There is no other reason to go there

This. Those other schools like USC and A&M have huge track teams with many kids and coaches on the rosters who are past and future Olympians. It's a whole culture. Plus they're competitive for the relays and the team titles (which are point totals based on how many events each school wins at a meet). Instead he'll be running on his own (at this elite level) at Maryland.
Very weird choice to be honest.

Anonymous wrote:Smart kid - stay close to family, close to home, stay with your coach. He's keeping his routine, instead of moving far from everyone he knows and getting caught up in the hype as a campus "celebrity."

His NIL contract is going to be insane.

Will his NIL contract be public? The amount of attention he’s going to bring the school, he’s worth every penny.

Smart kid - stay close to family, close to home, stay with your coach. He's keeping his routine, instead of moving far from everyone he knows and getting caught up in the hype as a campus "celebrity."

His NIL contract is going to be insane.

Roscoe P Coltrane?

Yuri Gagarin?

Steve Prefontaine?

Track and field is lame there. I can only think he wants to stay close to home. There is no other reason to go there

Wow, I can’t believe he’s going to MD. Good for him and them. He’s a great kid.

I hope track and field gets more attention and grows in popularity as a sport.

UMD is having quite the week with local recruits!