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.
Former Navarre soccer star Emily (Madril) Sams is part of an Orlando Pride team that is making history.
The Pride won their eighth consecutive game May 24, beating the Portland Thorns 2-1 to set a record for the longest win streak in NWSL history.
Julia Irmen is coming back from a recent injury. It’s prevented her from playing volleyball this spring.
But her playing days aren’t over yet as the Navarre standout is headed to NCAA Division III Rose-Hulman in Indiana to continue her career.
