Based on his history and eligibility, this appears to be a one and done situation. We are a AAA program now, I'm starting to get used to it.
Fine with that - lean in or get run over by those that do.
If we rent him for a year and he has 7+ sacks and heads off to OSU, I won't be upset. I'd be upset if he's here for 8 months, does nothing and we let someone else go.
Send us your elite tweeners, and we'll develop them and send them on the way.
There are worse things than being seen as a positive stepping stone - irrelevance.