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Here’s what you missed during Office Hours:

Published

2 months ago

November 2, 2025

Good morning, and thanks for spending part of your day with Extra Points.

On Thursday evening, we held our first Office Hours in months, bringing in our new NIL Wire reporter, Kyle Rowland, to talk shop and answer questions from our readers.

I understand that the 6:30 to 8 p.m. ET time slot was tricky for a lot of people. So good news! We recorded it. You can watch the entire thing here.

Here are a few highlights that may be of interest to you:

On how athletes find agents in college sports and what those conversations look like between coaches:

Kyle: But it’s funny that that question was asked. I was talking to a Division II coach 30 minutes before we got on here. And he was talking about one of his players came to him today to tell him, hey, like, I just want to let you know I’m going to be upfront, like, there are some agents that are already contacting me. They want me to play Division I next year and get in the portal. And he just kind of told them, like, no, that’s fine. Like, I appreciate you bringing this to me. Like, we’ll talk about this after the season. I’ll be upfront with you. Just I appreciate you, you know, being forthcoming.

So, I mean, it’s absolutely happening frequently. … I’ve learned some things about the Division II football world that I wasn’t necessarily aware of that I’ll be writing about here in the near future that I think will interest people.

Wait, even mascots get NIL deals now?

Kyle: Bucknell was the first school to do it. They also they have a jersey patch, with 1st Federal Credit Union, and they have renewed that deal. … And theirs is unique in the fact that it’s they pay the person wearing the Bucky the Bison suit $250 per appearance. So it’s a cool it’s its a cool thing for these mascots, who put in a ton of work.

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Why Matt thinks private capital investments in college sports are (mostly) a bad idea:

Matt: The big challenge, I think … if you’re a big, big league or a big, big school, is that if you’re in Minnesota or Michigan or Ohio State or Texas, there are lots of ways you can raise money beyond hitting up your donors. You could go to your state government and petition for an appropriation. And in some states more than others, you can get that.

There are states in this country where athletic departments directly get taxpayer checks to fund operations. There are a few other [ways to] do that; you could sell a bond, you could borrow money from a bank. You can leverage your partner university’s credit rating and operational budget to secure private financing some other way.

There are lots of ways you can get money to build a hockey rink or to, you know, buy back your MMR rights or something without necessarily having to sell future equity or control for 20 or 30 years down the line. If you’re a much smaller school or a private school, you might not.

What on earth should the NCAA do about athletes gambling on professional sports?

Matt: I have some sympathy for the idea that … most people are probably putting 25 bucks on the Super Bowl, even if they’re not real gamblers. And do you want to go bring the whole weight of the NCAA infrastructure on those people? The idea about how did this get passed I think is interesting too, because Gene Taylor mentioned this, and I’ve heard this from at least one other AD that I talked to, that, like, this wasn’t really discussed in front of the whole NCAA membership.

And what about the goings-on at LSU?

Matt: I can definitely recall times when governors and also senators get involved with conference realignment, when schools are trying to create their pitch decks and present to different leagues. It’s pretty common for politicians to be involved in that process or to serve as boosters. There were certainly Tennessee politicians that were involved in trying to promote Memphis over lots of different times as they’ve tried to join the Big 12.

Like, I know Mitt Romney was involved with, some of BYU’s Big 12’s pitches, but these were not things where you would call a gigantic press conference and cut a wrestling promo, basically, or trying to very publicly get involved in the nitty-gritty. That is, of course, exactly what’s happening here with LSU — and astute college football historians or political historians, or my brothers and sisters who spent time in South Louisiana, will tell you this is not unique to Gov. Landry.

Thanks for reading and watching. I’ll see you in your inbox on Monday.

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San Diego State EDGE Ryan Henderson plans to enter NCAA transfer portal

Published

9 minutes ago

December 31, 2025

Your Sports Nation

According to On3’s Pete Nakos, San Diego State EDGE Ryan Henderson plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Henderson just finished his fourth season with the program, putting up the best campaign of his career. He now goes onto the open market in what should be his final season of eligibility.

Henderson did not play for the Aztecs during the 2022 season as a true freshman, opting for a redshirt. Since then, he has taken the field in 33 games, three of which were starts. Forty-five tackles have followed, adding 12.5 tackles for a loss, and 10.5 sacks. You can even add a forced fumble and fumble recovery in there.

There is no doubt about which season was Henderson’s best, though. San Diego State saw him break out this past fall with nine tackles for a loss and seven sacks. Five of those sacks were in Mountain West play, with the other two coming in nonconference vs. Cal and Northern Illinois.

Henderson played high school football at North Las Vegas (NV) Canyon Springs, where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 1,289 overall recruit in the 2022 cycle, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

A few other Mountain West schools came after Henderson during his recruitment. Arizona, then a member of the Pac-12, extended an offer during his senior season. However, he stuck with San Diego State and signed with the Aztecs.

Fast forward to the present and Henderson is on the move for the first time in his career. Finding productive pass rushers can be a chore at times for teams. Henderson can pull up what he accomplished in 2025 to prove he is someone to watch moving forward.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

More on San Diego State, 2025 season under Sean Lewis

This was year No. 2 of San Diego State under head coach Sean Lewis. An incredible turnaround took place, flipping the record’s numbers year-over-year. After the Aztecs finished 3-9 last season, they went 9-3 in 2025.

A spot in the New Mexico Bowl was earned, facing a near-College Football Playoff team in North Texas. However, San Diego State did find itself on the losing end.

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