Josh Carter garnered some all-conference recognition a year ago from a couple of publications. He earned it, no doubt, touching the ball 120 times for a career-best 714 yards and four touchdowns during his second season with the Colonels.
There will be plenty of time for workouts in the gym over the summer for Navarre’s boys basketball team.
But those moments where the Raiders get to play live competition is something that can’t be beat.
A door has been opened for high school athletes in Florida to benefit off their name, image and likeness (NIL).
The FHSAA Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a proposal at its meeting Tuesday after a lengthy discussion.
The University of West Florida has secured a partnership with Influxer to provide student-athletes at the school with the opportunity to monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL) with personalized merchandise.
Quentin Randolph added another clip to the highlight reel as the Vegas Knight Hawks kicked off their second half of the IFL season Saturday night.
Randolph hauled in a 20-yard scoring strike with 2:31 to go in the third quarter and did a touchdown celebration in the end zone afterwards.
Tristan Ferrera could have opted to go the football route when it came to playing a college sport. But he chose wrestling.
And now the Navarre grad is headed to Mount St. Joseph in Ohio to compete for one of the better programs in NCAA Division III.
Mason Baker walks down the visiting sideline at Navarre’s spring game against Pace, carrying a clipboard and yelling ‘money down’ as the Raiders get set to run a third-down play. He’s doing his part to hype up the team.
Not as a player, though. As a coach.
Charlie Cottrell had made up his mind that he wasn’t going to play football again. Birmingham-Southern, where Cottrell was supposed to play his college ball, closed its doors in May for financial reasons.
He had other offers, other opportunities, but none of them felt like home the way Birmingham-Southern did. And then came an opportunity to play the game he loves again.
It may only be a matter of time now before NIL is reality in high school athletics in Florida.
The FHSAA’s Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on it next Tuesday during its meeting, according to FHSAA Executive Director Craig Damon.
