Joe Milton
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He isn't guaranteed the starting job but it is obviously his to lose going into spring after his 2 starts against Vandy and Clemson. He lost his job to Hooker because at that time he seemed incapable of being able to put more touch on the ball and not overthrow the deep routes and not throw a hole through a receiver's chest on the short routes. If he can continue to do what he did against Clemson and Vandy he will be the starter. But he will likely be challenged this spring by former 4* RS freshman Tayvion Jackson (DT), who Heupel likes a lot, and incoming 5* freshman Nico Iamaleava, who will participate in spring ball. Both should challenge, but Milton's experience, and familiarity with the returning receivers, will likely have him in front at least going into fall camp, but I think it is too early to say with certainty he will win the starting role. But definitely the favorite this early.
He will definitely be the starter - did you watch them against Clemson? Dude is good.
So, the Tennessee NIL boosters are going to pay a kid $2 million next season to sit the bench???!!!!!!
How much is Milton getting?
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probably close to that. At least a mil. He’s very popular and likable. Milton makes his appearances at events. It’s all based on marketability. If you read that article about which ever QB had that deal, you’ll notice it says “up to 8 million dollars”. Spyre is a marketing company at its core. The way the contract is written, when Nico makes an appearance, he has a fee. The fans or the business pay that fee. Nico gets 90% of that fee and Spyre gets 10. Once he hits a certain number per year, the percentages become more Spyre friendly so they are incentivized to make sure he gets the best and most deals. It’s the same deal that most marketing companies give to these social media starts coming up.