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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/Xy13 on 2025-08-19 17:34:45+00:00.
Johnny Manziel led to $740MM in donations raised to A&M under him.
Kenneth Walker III got Mel Tucker a $95MM contract at MSU.
Both fell off after these players were gone. What are some other big examples?
(Fall off not necessarily required, but definitely helps point towards indicating it was mainly that star player who made it work)