Tag: NIL

This Gator became the first SEC defensive lineman to sign an NIL deal

Gervon Dexter made history Thursday when he announced a partnership with College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk and Moving.

Florida defensive tackle Gervon Dexter made history in the SEC Thursday. He became the first defensive lineman to ink a name, image and likeness deal. Student-athletes have been allowed to profit off NIL since July 1.

Dexter announced via Twitter that he teamed up with College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk & Moving. They are a moving and junk removal company for locals that is attempting to start a franchise in Gainesville, Florida. In his announcement, he wrote to followers that the company is looking to hire a franchise owner.

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He isn’t the only college athlete to sign a deal with this company. Miami quarterback D’Eriq King teamed up with them in an agreement that is reportedly set to net King $20,000.

Besides partnering with this company, Dexter also launched his own clothing line with his T-Shirts selling out on the very first day. To help him manage his NIL deals, he signed with Mark Bailey and 1st Down Sports. He can also make money off the YouTube page that he has with his girlfriend.

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This Gator became the first SEC defensive lineman to sign an NIL deal

Gervon Dexter made history Thursday when he announced a partnership with College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk and Moving.

Florida defensive tackle Gervon Dexter made history in the SEC on Thursday. He became the first defensive lineman to sign a name, image and likeness deal. Student-athletes have been allowed to profit off NIL since July 1.

Dexter announced via Twitter that he teamed with College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk & Moving. They are a moving and junk removal company for locals that is attempting to start a franchise in Gainesville, Florida. In his announcement, he wrote to followers the company is looking to hire a franchise owner.

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He isn’t the only college athlete to sign a deal with this company. Miami quarterback D’Eriq King teamed with them in an agreement that is reportedly set to net King $20,000.

Besides partnering with this company, Dexter also launched his own clothing line with his T-shirts selling out the very first day. To help him manage his NIL deals, he signed with Mark Bailey and 1st Down Sports. He can also make money off the YouTube page that he has with his girlfriend.

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Gym looking to endorse entire Miami football team

If the entire Notre Dame football team were to endorse a single product, what should it be and why?

Earlier this week the Notre Dame offensive line became the benefactors of the new NIL laws as they found an official sponsor for the entire unit.  Now it’s the entire Miami Hurricanes football team that the owner of an MMA gym is trying to endorse.

Dan Lambert owns American Top Team and has a plan in place for the Miami football team to benefit as he wants to endorse every scholarship player for $500 per month in exchange for publicity for his gym on social media.

“I’m not looking to profit from this,” Lambert said. “I want to try to bring people together and make our team better. I’ve got too many Gator and Seminole friends that have been (expletive) on me for the last 20 years. I want to reverse it.”

-Dan Lambert

I can’t be the only one who thinks if Miami is going to be endorsed by a gym that it should be linked to Dwayne Johnson.

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Kyle Hamilton jumps into NIL pool

Malik Hall, Foster Loyer use new NIL rules to join paid video platform Cameo

You can now purchase a personalized video from Malik Hall and Foster Loyer.

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As we have covered, Michigan State players have been using the new NIL rules to great advantage and in some fun, exciting ways since the new rules were passed last week. This week, a current Spartan and a former Spartan both joined the paid video platform Cameo.

On Wednesday night, Malik Hall announced that he is joining the platform. This came a day after former Spartan Foster Loyer announced that he is joining it. Cameo is a personalized video platform where you can buy a video message from your favorite athlete, actor, musician, etc.

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BAMA BEAT: Postion breakdowns: OLB + NIL discussion (Ep. 408)

NEW episode of The Bama Beat podcast, discussing OLBs and NIL!

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Clint Lamb and Nick Kelly, the new beat writer for The Tuscaloosa News and TideSports.com, kick off the position breakdowns for Alabama, starting with the outside linebackers.

Before diving into that discussion, the two share their thoughts on the recent passing of the new law allowing college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness.

RELATED: Bama Beat mailbag 6.24.21

 

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Jaylen Wright discusses his ‘cheetah mentality’

Tennessee running back Jaylen Wright discusses his cheetah mentality.

Jaylen Wright enters his first season at Tennessee in 2021.

He is from Southern High School in Durham, North Carolina and took part in spring practices as an early enrollee freshman.

Wright joined the show “Tennessee Two-A-Days” and discussed how student-athletes can now benefit from their name, image and likeness.

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound running back created a logo for his NIL.

“My logo actually means the cheetah mentality,” Wright said. “It means you have to be able to have ability to think fast, faster than the opponent, be faster in all aspects. I have been fast all my life, so I think the logo really fits me well.”

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Wright mentioned he has been clocked at 6.25 in the 55m dash and 4.28 in the 40-yard dash before arriving at Tennessee.

The entire show with Wright can be listened to here or below. Wright discusses his speed, NIL, academics and running backs he looks up to.

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Quadry Jones discusses NIL, playing for Josh Heupel and Jeff Lebby

Quadry Jones discusses NIL, playing for Josh Heupel and Jeff Lebby at UCF.

Quadry Jones enters his fourth season at UCF.

The 6-foot, 176-pound quarterback has appeared in six games for the Knights from 2018-20.

Jones is 5-of-6, for 124 passing yards, and two passing touchdowns, while rushing for 15 yards on eight attempts.

His offensive production came under Josh Heupel. Heupel served as UCF’s head coach from 2018-20 and is currently in the same capacity at Tennessee.

Jones joined the show “Tennessee Two-A-Days” to discuss how student-athletes can now benefit from their name, image and likeness.

“I have been doing a few camps already, as soon as they gave us the NIL,” Jones said. “I have one coming Aug. 1, so all of the Orlando quarterbacks, come out and support.”

Jones also discussed playing for Heupel at UCF.

The UCF quarterback mentioned playing in Heupel’s offensive system was an easy transition as a freshman. He played in a similar offense at Jones High School in Orlando.

“It was kind of easy to pick up on because I was already used to hand signals,” Jones said. “It was pretty simple. It was pretty much based off speed. If you have some guys at receiver, you are going to have a pretty good offense to just run right past people — just the simple stuff to use catching the ball and turn up field.”

The entire show with Jones can be listened to here or below. Jones discusses NIL, majoring in criminal justice, playing for the likes of Heupel and Jeff Lebby, and learning quarterback footwork from his former coaches.

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10 college stars that would have struck gold if profiting off NIL was allowed

If profiting off of NIL was allowed, these former college stars would have made bank!

There is a new era in college sports now that athletes can profit off their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) after the July 1st passing.

The old days of arguing that college athletes should be paid are over, as college stars across the nation are already pulling in the big bucks. Texas running back Bijan Robinson is making Cameo appearances for $100, Miami quarterback D’eriq King has his own brand, and rapper Master P’s son Hercy Miller (who has yet to take a shot at Tennessee State) is a millionaire thanks to a four-year, $2 million endorsement deal with tech company Web Apps America.

So long to that easy persuasive essay topic for students.

Although the passing of the rule is long overdue, there are countless college stars of the past who would have needed the brinks trucks in order to hold all their money.

There are obviously too many to chose from, but I’ve went ahead and listed 10 that are likely the cream of the crop. Before we take a look, it is mandatory to credit Donald de la Haye, the UCF Kicker who chose to forgo college football for YouTube. He has long been a talking point of the movement and it is unfortunate he had to give up playing the sport he loved.

Here are 10 athletes that likely would have cashed in the big bucks if profiting off of NIL was allowed during their collegiate careers:

LSU’s Myles Brennan joins two others who will endorse a popular chicken franchise

Current LSU Tigers quarterback Myles Brennan joins two other top athletes to sign endorsement deals with Raising Canes.

Current Lousiana State quarterback Myles Brennan is ‘excited’ about the opportunities with the NIL ruling by the NCAA. Now he can add yet another reason to be excited after it was announced that he would sign an endorsement deal with Raising Canes.

On Saturday, it was announced that fellow quarterback from Oklahoma, Spencer Rattler would sign a deal with the franchise. The other name to endorse the chicken franchise will be Ohio State cornerback Sevyn Banks. More and more high profile college athletes will waste no time with adding endorsement deals allowing them to cash in on their name, image, and likeness.

Myles Brennan made the announcement of the deal on his Instagram account.

Brennan is viewed as the favorite to be the starting quarterback for the LSU Tigers when football kicks off in September. Last season he appeared in three games where he threw for 1,100 yards with 11 touchdowns to just three interceptions. While it was a small sample size, Brennan is likely their best option in 2021.

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LSU Tigers Wire will continue to provide more information as these athletes continue to sign endorsement deals with various companies.

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WATCH: Texas RB Bijan Robinson does a Cameo for an Oklahoma fan

Texas RB Bijan Robinson was a good sport for an Oklahoma fan who paid $100 for a Cameo.

Texas running back Bijan Robinson appeared on Cameo shortly after the NIL rules were put into place on July 1.

For $100, fans can now receive a personalized video from Robinson. Although there will likely be hundreds of Longhorn fans interested in receiving a video from one of college football’s top playmakers, it was actually an Oklahoma Sooners fan that was one of the first to pay Texas’ star running back.

Unfortunately for the Sooners fan, the full request was not fulfilled. It was all in good rivalry fun, though. The fan asked Robinson to say “This goes out to the Big 12 kings” and requested for him to sing the Boomer Sooner fight song.

Robinson was a great sport and certainly polite, but he didn’t have the heart to vocally call Oklahoma the Big 12 kings nor sing their fight song. He instead voiced his appreciation for the Cameo request and mentioned how he’s looking forward to facing Oklahoma this season.

Of course, Robinson ended the Cameo video with a “hook ’em” gesture. For Texas fans, it’s exactly what you’d want to see from one of their players. He clearly bleeds burnt orange.