According to 247Sports, Birchmeier is currently ranked the No. 1 interior offensive lineman in his class. He's also pegged as the No. 1 prospect from Virginia.
Barkley is estimated to earn north of $10 million in endorsement deals each year -- all of which would be converted to Bitcoin moving forward.
The offensive tackle will finish his senior season with Harvard before transferring to Penn State next spring.
This is the fifth consecutive year Franklin finds himself on the watch list for the most coveted national coaching award.
Considering the unforeseen challenges he faced in 2020 and the success he had in 2019, a No. 88 ranking isn't indicative of what Clifford has done in Happy Valley thus far.
"Now, our athletes will no longer be forced to choose between receiving fair compensation and continuing to play."