Eli Ellis & Jake West Reveal the Real Cost of Going Viral

Eli Ellis sits down with Northwestern guard Jake West for a real conversation about what it’s actually like to be a college basketball player with millions watching online.Jake opens up about being labeled a “TikTok boy,” proving he belongs at the D1 level, dealing with haters from student sections, the pressure of social media fame, NIL money, family, mental breaks, and what most people don’t understand about college basketball.Chapters:1:21 - Welcome Jake West2:25 - The “TikTok Boy” Label3:21 - Proving He Can Actually Play4:19 - The Craziest Part of Fame6:43 - The Film Work Nobody Talks About7:18 - Defense is Everything9:09 - Gaining Weight for College Basketball10:29 - Family Business14:46 - Mental Health 18:25 - College Twitter Is Different19:16 - What the Freak Segment24:47 - The Biggest NIL MistakeFOLLOW THE COLLEGE SPORTS COMPANY HERE:► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/CollegeSportsCo► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@collegesportsco► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/thecollegesportsco/► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDAU4iOmRgJHkm3qwapnh9Q► SPOTIFY | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1ygy4RARkgBafyY8QT4sEq?si=e56fe525531447b1► FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/CollegeSportsCo/#collegebasketball #NIL