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The Paul Finebaum Show

Hour 3: Stephen Means, Cleveland.com

The Paul Finebaum Show

ESPN Radio

Sports

3.31.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Stephen Means from Cleveland.com joins the show to talk about the changes going on at Ohio State. Plus we take your phone calls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The pride, passion, and pageantry of college football lives here.

0:09.8

This is the Paul Pinebaum Show, Our 3 podcast.

0:15.1

The second half of the show is live in case you were wondering if this was something you had already seen before.

0:20.1

We've had some great guests, including Coach Yo, a minute ago. Why don't we get back to the calls right

0:24.9

now and check in with Josh, who is up next in Tuscaloosa. Hello, Josh. Good afternoon.

0:32.4

Hey, Paul. Thanks for answering my call. I had a hypothetical question with the Charles Vidiaco situation.

0:41.2

I was a two-year starter at Alabama, get drafted by the White Sots, and go play, only go up

0:48.4

to the Burm Barrens, which is in Burm, AA.

0:52.7

And I feel like I'm not getting any money, and I still have a bunch of talent,

0:56.2

and I take my time and go enroll back to Bama.

1:00.2

Do you think those more pros will start doing that

1:03.4

because I'll make more money on the NIL?

1:09.3

Yes, Josh, and I wish I could give you a specific on the legality of it, but there's no such thing anymore.

1:14.9

Normally, the old rule, as you know, is once you signed a professional contract, but that's not really germane any longer.

1:22.9

So, yeah, I think the floodgates are possibly going to open.

1:31.5

And I think this ruling is going to be a test case.

1:37.4

And if Alabama wins the ruling, why wouldn't everyone else then challenge it?

1:39.3

I know I would, and I bet you would too.

1:42.0

I would definitely take it.

1:44.9

Yeah.

1:52.2

It's a, I mean, the, I mean, I understand when you, when you play like this player in UCLA,

1:58.6

when you actually play in the NBA or MLB, but the minor leagues, even though they're considered professional are,

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