{"id":1806489,"date":"2023-01-15T11:19:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T16:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806489"},"modified":"2023-01-15T11:22:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T16:22:00","slug":"controversy-surrounds-13-million-nil-deal-for-florida-qb-recruit-jaden-rashada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversy-surrounds-13-million-nil-deal-for-florida-qb-recruit-jaden-rashada\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversy Surrounds $13 Million NIL Deal for Florida QB Recruit Jaden Rashada"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcontroversy-surrounds-13-million-nil-deal-for-florida-qb-recruit-jaden-rashada%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806489&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><br \/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Controversy is swirling over a $13 million NIL deal that was offered to \u2014 and later apparently reneged upon \u2014 a Florida quarterback recruit.<\/p>\n<p>G. Allan Taylor is The Athletic&#8217;s Gator Coverage. <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4087681\/2023\/01\/13\/jaden-rashada-florida-gators-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Published a wild story Friday<\/a> An NIL collective in Florida offered Jaden Rashada a contract worth $13 million. He was a California four-star recruit.<\/p>\n<p>Rashada, a former Florida baseball player Eddie Rojas, signed the deal with Gator Collective on Nov. 10. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would venture to say the Gator Collective is paying more guaranteed money than any group in the country,\u201d Rojas spoke in April. \u201cWhen I write a contract, I want to make sure that we actually have the money in our account.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441524305.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441524305.jpg\" alt=\"A Florida booster group offered four-star QB recruit Jaden Rashada $13 million to enroll at the school and then reneged, The Athletic reports.\" class=\"wp-image-25362609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441524305.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1441524305.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>The Athletic reports that Jaden Rashada, a Florida booster group, offered $13 million for him to enroll at the school as he was a four-star QB recruit.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Athletic reports that the deal has been completed \u201cpresumes\u201d Hugh Hathcock donated $13 Million to the Florida booster program. <\/p>\n<p>Rojas wrote a Dec. 7 letter asking for the termination of the NIL agreement. It is unclear what has changed and the Florida administration was able to learn more quickly as the schools and their athletic staff are not allowed to be directly involved in the transactions. <\/p>\n<p>Florida still announced Rashada as part its recruiting class Dec. 21.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246051943.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246051943.jpg\" alt=\"Jaden Rashada (5) before the Under Armour Next All-America game on Jan. 3, 2023, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.\" class=\"wp-image-25363241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246051943.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246051943.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1246051943.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Jaden Rashada (5), before the Under Armour Next All-America match on Jan. 3, 2023 at Camping World Stadium, Orlando.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI just think there\u2019s a high level of trust on both ends there,\u201d Billy Napier, Florida&#8217;s head coach, spoke of Rashada in that moment. \u201cI\u2019m really excited about what he\u2019s going to bring to our team. \u2026 Can\u2019t compliment Jaden enough relative to who he is as a person, as a leader, his character. Jaden is a guy who came here and fell in love with the University of Florida and really connected with a lot of people here. It was sincere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rashada indicated that he was still keen to play at Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4058399\/2023\/01\/05\/jaden-rashada-florida-recruiting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As recent as last week<\/a>He has not yet enrolled and the deadline for early-spring enrollment is Friday January 13. <\/p>\n<p>Rashada\u2019s father, Harlen, who played defensive back at Arizona State, denied earlier this week that his son had filed for a release from Florida. Harlen <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/college\/florida\/Article\/Jaden-Rashada-Florida-Gators-what-happened-status-quotes-Harlen-Rashada-202722817\/Amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">247Sports<\/a> They were \u201cworking through some things right now with Florida and hoping that they get resolved soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic reports that Rashada is at risk of litigation and has been offered a less lucrative deal, which still amounts to more than seven figures. He must also agree not to sue for enforcement of the old contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controversy is swirling over a $13 million NIL deal that was offered to \u2014 and later apparently reneged upon \u2014 a Florida quarterback recruit. G. Allan Taylor is The Athletic&#8217;s Gator Coverage. Published a wild story Friday An NIL collective in Florida offered Jaden Rashada a contract worth $13 million. 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