The dilemma

It is past midnight. The text is from a number you do not know, on behalf of a booster collective at State, your biggest rival. Ten million in NIL money, a deal signed this week that pulls you out of the playoff run and locks you to State for next season. Your phone sits face up on the kitchen table. Down the hall, your roommate and left tackle Theo is asleep. What do you do first?

Your options

1. Wake Theo and tell him before you let yourself think about it.
2. Open a notes app and start working out what ten million really means for your family.
3. Tell no one. Sit with it alone until you know what you actually want.