by The College Sports Company
What does House Money mean to South Carolina basketball player Eli Ellis? It's what he and his family live by. It's the mindset of realizing you've already won, so you can play with confidence and freedom because you have nothing to lose. In this show, Eli interviews major celebrities, athletes, influencers and more to help them tell the story of their life, and creates a world to showcase the human side of those in the spotlight. This is House Money.
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May 28, 2026
<p>Eli Ellis sits down with his dad, Jeremy “Big Germ” Ellis, for an honest conversation about growing up in basketball, being coached by your father, handling criticism, navigating NIL money, and what the transfer portal is really doing to college sports.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jeremy opens up about raising Eli and Isaac Ellis, the biggest misconceptions about their family, the lessons behind becoming “warriors on the court and gentlemen off of it,” and why NIL can change lives when athletes have the right people around them.</p><p><br /></p><p>They also talk about Eli’s freshman year, the pressure of college basketball, bad agents, NIL taxes, real estate investing, the portal, Lavar Ball, Ed Mylett, parenting young athletes, and the advice every sports parent needs to hear.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chapters:</p><p><br /></p><p>0:00 Welcome to House Money</p><p>3:39 The Hardest Part About Coaching Your Son</p><p>5:20 Learning From Lavar Ball and Julian Newman’s Dad</p><p>7:46 Ed Mylett Story</p><p>10:19 Steph Curry Story</p><p>10:43 Biggest Misconceptions About the Ellis Family</p><p>12:25 Why Jeremy Ellis Buys Strangers’ Groceries</p><p>14:51 What Jeremy Is Most Proud of as a Dad</p><p>20:39 How the Transfer Portal Has Changed Everything</p><p>24:17 Athletes Blowing NIL Money</p><p>26:22 What Eli Should Look for in His Next School</p><p>28:44 How NIL Contracts and Deliverables Could Change</p><p>30:45 The Problem With Bad Agents</p><p>37:01 Advice for Parents Navigating Recruiting and NIL</p><p>44:24 Closing</p><p><br /></p><p>FOLLOW THE COLLEGE SPORTS COMPANY HERE:</p><p>► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/CollegeSportsCo</p><p>► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@collegesportsco</p><p>► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/thecollegesportsco/</p><p>► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDAU4iOmRgJHkm3qwapnh9Q</p><p>► SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/show/1ygy4RARkgBafyY8QT4sEq?si=e56fe525531447b1</p><p>► FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/CollegeSportsCo/</p><p><br /></p><p>#nba #collegebasketball #nil #portal</p>
May 13, 2026
<p>Baby Gronk and his dad sit down with Eli Ellis for their most honest conversation yet — about internet hate, going viral at a young age, being seen as the “bad guy,” and what people don’t understand about the Baby Gronk story.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of House Money, Eli talks with Baby Gronk about dealing with millions of views, comments, pressure, the water bottle incident, social media fame, and what he wants to be remembered for. Then Baby Gronk’s dad joins the conversation to explain how the whole thing started, why he believes social media is “child acting,” how parents can ruin young athletes, and why he thinks hate, attention, discipline, and sacrifice are all part of the game.</p><p><br></p><p>Tell us your opinion in the comments!</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 Introduction to Baby Gronk</p><p>2:02 When Baby Gronk realized he was famous</p><p>3:33 Reading the comments</p><p>4:16 What people misunderstand about Baby Gronk’s dad</p><p>5:44 Baby Gronk’s next football goal</p><p>7:00 The Coca-Cola can incident</p><p>10:05 Eli Ellis on becoming the villain</p><p>13:45 Baby Gronk’s dad joins the show</p><p>17:01 The first viral Baby Gronk video</p><p>21:15 The pressure of being Baby Gronk</p><p>25:34 The biggest misconception about Baby Gronk’s dad</p><p>30:44 What most parents don’t understand about social media</p><p>37:19 How long viral creators actually last</p><p>38:01 What Baby Gronk’s dad wants his legacy to be</p><p><br></p><p>FOLLOW THE COLLEGE SPORTS COMPANY HERE:</p><p>► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/CollegeSportsCo</p><p>► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@collegesportsco</p><p>► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/thecollegesportsco/</p><p>► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDAU4iOmRgJHkm3qwapnh9Q</p><p>► SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/show/1ygy4RARkgBafyY8QT4sEq?si=e56fe525531447b1</p><p>► FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/CollegeSportsCo/</p><p><br></p><p>#sports #babygronk #nfl #ncaa #nil</p>
April 29, 2026
<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p><br></p><p>1:21 - Welcome Jake West</p><p>2:25 - The “TikTok Boy” Label</p><p>3:21 - Proving He Can Actually Play</p><p>4:19 - The Craziest Part of Fame</p><p>6:43 - The Film Work Nobody Talks About</p><p>7:18 - Defense is Everything9:09 - Gaining Weight for College Basketball</p><p>10:29 - Family Business</p><p>14:46 - Mental Health </p><p>18:25 - College Twitter Is Different</p><p>19:16 - What the Freak Segment</p><p>24:47 - The Biggest NIL Mistake</p><p><br></p><p>FOLLOW THE COLLEGE SPORTS COMPANY HERE:</p><p>► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/CollegeSportsCo</p><p>► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@collegesportsco</p><p>► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/thecollegesportsco/</p><p>► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDAU4iOmRgJHkm3qwapnh9Q</p><p>► SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/show/1ygy4RARkgBafyY8QT4sEq?si=e56fe525531447b1</p><p>► FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/CollegeSportsCo/</p><p><br></p><p>#collegebasketball #NIL</p>
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What does House Money mean to South Carolina basketball player Eli Ellis? It's what he and his family live by. It's the mindset of realizing you've already won, so you can play with confidence and freedom because you have nothing to lose.
In this show, Eli interviews major celebrities, athletes, influencers and more to help them tell the story of their life, and creates a world to showcase the human side of those in the spotlight.
This is House Money.
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