Many are shocked by the $9 million deal quarterback Kamario Taylor is set to rake in at Mississippi State, which would make him one of the highest-paid players in college football.
\n\nThe deal is reportedly set at a sure $7.5 million for the QB to stay at Mississippi State, but he also has the opportunity to pump that up to $9 million with the incentive clauses.
\n\nOne fan was so shocked by the deal that he noted that the $9 million is “more than the GDP of Mississippi,” College Sports Network reported.
\n\nThat is a bit of an overstatement, of course. The real GDP of Mississippi is more than $162 billion. Still, the X commenter does have a point about how outsized Taylor’s bank is in this deal.
\n\nAnother user quipped that all the road improvement projects in Mississippi will have to be put on hold to pay Taylor’s deal.
\n\nOne user thought Mississippi had said that such a deal was impossible because the school didn’t have that kind of money.
\n\nAnother user blasted the school for wasting all its resources on just one player.
\n\nAnother feared that college football is on a path to destroying itself with these high-dollar…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/
