We have a freshman OT who didn't travel with the team and won't play the bowl, apparently due to NIL negotiations and wanting to play LT. He played in 12 games this year and started one, both at RT and RG. He is an excellent tackle, particularly for a freshman, but so is the guy starting at LT.
He's not in the portal, yet, and he's two years too young to enter the draft, but yet he's sitting out the bowl.
Is this where the sport is now?
All this, despite the fact there's at least a 50% chance that next year the natural competition between the O-linemen will place him at LT, the current LT will probably play RT, and the current RT will probably slide in to RG.