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Dave Hyde: Capitalism meets college sports with John Ruiz, Isaiah Wong and Miami Hurricanes at center

He’s Tyreek Hill. He’s James Harden. lsaiah Wong is any athlete who saw the market change and wanted to renegotiate his contract, only to be stymied by the team’s management.

“Absolutely not,’’ John Ruiz said.

So Wong might leave for money elsewhere.

“We’d like him to stay‚’’ Ruiz said.

This is being labeled the downfall of Western civilization, because Wong is a University of Miami basketball guard, Ruiz is CEO of a corporation and the college sports world tilts in a manner many don’t recognize. Others do: It’s capitalism.

Welcome to the new world where Ruiz plays the role of Christopher Columbus.