Texas Tech's $7 million defensive line is paying off - ESPN

I have the deal of a lifetime for you. Give me a call, bro. - Max Olson

Minutes after David Bailey entered the transfer portal March 28, Texas Tech general manager James Blanchard sent him that text message. 

The pass rusher from Stanford didn't respond...

• Texas Tech wasn't just talking about going to $2 million. 
• They were ultimately willing to make him the highest-paid defensive player in college football with a deal exceeding $3 million in compensation...

It's possible no defender in college football has earned more in the NIL era.
"I took that call," Bailey said, "and, yeah, everything changed for me."...

• And just like that, Texas Tech has built what it believed to be the best defensive line in college football...