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LSU Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Update

Kim Mulkey and the LSU Tigers are dominating the NCAA Transfer Portal market this offseason with multiple additions being made to this point. After suffering an Elite Eight loss to the UCLA Bruins last month, it’s been full steam ahead to the offseason with a focus on the free agent market. Now, with a complete […]

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LSU Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Update

Kim Mulkey and the LSU Tigers are dominating the NCAA Transfer Portal market this offseason with multiple additions being made to this point.

After suffering an Elite Eight loss to the UCLA Bruins last month, it’s been full steam ahead to the offseason with a focus on the free agent market.

Now, with a complete roster turnover in Baton Rouge, the program has signed a trio of newcomers via the portal as it currently stands.

Which transfers are headed to Baton Rouge this summer to join the 2025-26 roster?

Commitment No. 1: Kate Koval [Notre Dame]

LSU has announced the addition of 6-5 sophomore Kate Koval to its roster for the upcoming season.

“Having recruited Kate out of High School, we are very aligned in our vision for her personal development and the impact she can have on our program,” Coach Kim Mulkey said.

“Tiger fans will love the skill, physicality and passion that Kate will bring with her to Baton Rouge!”

Koval had a successful ACC All-Freshman season at Notre Dame, playing a key role in the Irish reaching the Sweet 16.

She averaged 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Koval led Notre Dame with 55 blocks throughout the season; she recorded six games with 4+ blocks.

Koval was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week on November 18 after a quick start to her college career.

Through the first three games of her career, Koval had 40 points, 33 rebounds, 8 assists and 15 blocks.

According to OptaSTATS, the last D1 freshman (male or female) to reach those numbers in any three-game span is Kentucky’s Anthony Davis.

After recording her first double-double in her third game with 14 points and 16 rebounds against James Madison, Koval went for 11 points and 19 rebounds against Lafayette.

Commitment No. 2: Amiya Joyner [East Carolina]

“I’m excited to welcome Amiya to Baton Rouge after an outstanding three-year career at ECU,” Coach Kim Mulkey said. “She has a versatile interior game that will stretch defenses with her ability to play with her back to the basket as well as facing up. Her knack for rebounding will undoubtably be a welcomed addition to our frontcourt.

“We can’t wait for her to get to work in the PMAC to showcase her talent in front of the best fans in the country while pursuing championships!”

In three seasons at East Carolina, the 6-2 Joyner averaged 12.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game as a First Team All-AAC. She comes to LSU with 41 career double-doubles.

She owns three of the top five rebounding seasons in ECU history and her 905 career rebounds are the fourth most in program history.

Joyner is one of two players in ECU history with multiple 20-rebound games. She also ranks No. 4 in program history with 132 blocks.

Joyner led ECU last season as a junior with 15.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per game with 34 blocks, 52 assists and 36 steals as a First Team All-AAC player.

She scored in double figures in 23 games and had 13 15-rebound games, the most in program history. Throughout the season, she secured 15 double-doubles, including a dominant game against North Texas with 19 points and 20 rebounds.

As a sophomore, Joyner grabbed 13 double-doubles with 12.9 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.

She had a stretch where she had nine straight double-doubles. Joyner had three 20-point double-doubles and she had 20 rebounds against Memphis.

In American Athletic Conference play, Joyner led the league with 9.97 rebounds per game.

During her freshman season, Joyner was named AAC Freshman of the Week a conference record eight times en route to earning AAC Freshman of the Year, averaging 10.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.

She recorded 13 double-doubles throughout the season and averaged a double-double in conference play.

Joyner set a AAC Tournament single-game record 19 rebounds against Tulane. She finished 26th in the NCAA with 3.6 offensive rebounds per game and 36th nationally with 51 blocks.

Commitment No. 3: MiLaysia Fulwiley [South Carolina]

“I’m excited to welcome MiLaysia as the newest member of our LSU Tiger family!” Coach Kim Mulkey said. “She’s bringing her incredible playmaking ability to Baton Rouge, standing out as one of the most electrifying talents in college basketball.

Her ability to impact winning has been clear throughout her career, and we can’t wait to see her shine in purple and gold at the PMAC soon!”

A game changing 5-10 guard, Fulwiley is one of the nation’s most creative offensive players. She came off the bench in all but three of her 77 games with the Gamecocks, averaging 11.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.6 steals in her two seasons.

Through her first two seasons in college, Fulwiley has been a key piece on two Final Four teams, including the 2024 NCAA Championship.

Fulwiley comes to LSU as the reigning SEC Sixth Woman of the Year, averaging 11.7 points per game.

She helped South Carolina win the SEC Tournament and reach the NCAA Championship. Part of a balanced South Carolina offensive attack, Fulwiley scored 15+ points in 14 games and led the team in scoring eight times.

She had 3+ steals in eight games and dished out 4+ assists in nine games, including 7 against Oklahoma.

Fulwiley burst onto the college scene as a freshman with 11.7 points and 2.2 assists per game, helping South Carolina capture the National Championship, SEC Championship and SEC Tournament Championship with a perfect 38-0 record.

Coming off the bench, Fulwiley was on the 2024 SEC All-Freshman team and was the MVP of the SEC Tournament. She led the Gamecocks in scoring 11 times throughout the season.

In the SEC Tournament Championship, Fulwiley scored a career-high 24 points. In the national semifinal, her four steals helped spark South Carolina.

She scored seven points in a critical 11-0 run in the second quarter of the national championship.

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Zac Selmon addresses why Mississippi State invests NIL, resources in baseball

Mississippi State Athletic Director Zac Selmon made a splash earlier this month when he poached National Championship winning coach Brian O’Connor from Virginia to replace Chris Lemonis, who was fired mid-season. During O’Connor’s time with the Cavaliers, he led the program to an 885-370-2 (362-234-1) overall record. In that time, he was named ACC Coach […]

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Mississippi State Athletic Director Zac Selmon made a splash earlier this month when he poached National Championship winning coach Brian O’Connor from Virginia to replace Chris Lemonis, who was fired mid-season.

During O’Connor’s time with the Cavaliers, he led the program to an 885-370-2 (362-234-1) overall record. In that time, he was named ACC Coach of the Year five times, helped the Cavaliers to two ACC titles, made seven total trips to the Men’s College World Series and won a National Championship in 2015.

After winning the National Championship in 2021, Mississippi State posted just a 129-102 (50-70) record over the next four seasons. In that span, the Bulldogs made two NCAA Tournaments but failed to advance to a Super Regional.

Selmon explained why this was unacceptable and why they’ve spent the resources to completely rebuild the Mississippi State baseball program (from the players to the staff) this offseason. Simply put, they want to get back to Omaha.

Selmon wants to dog-pile in Omaha

“It’s important because of the players we’ve had here,” Selmon said. “Throughout this process, I’ve heard from so many great players. It’s household names that you grew up listening to or knowing who they were. I’m blessed to have coach [Ron] Polk here everyday. To get to be around people like that, you start to know what the expectation is. You can’t do anything now unless you put resources behind it. So much of our business has changed and we’ve had some unbelievable supporters that have stepped up throughout this entire year and specifically throughout this week because they want to be a part of it.”

Dudy Noble Field, which opened in 1967, is often regarded as one of the best stadiums in all of college baseball. It set its record attendance of 16,423 fans back in 2023, showing how massive fan support for baseball is at the university.

“Our job is to make sure we put our programs in a position to be successful, and we can’t do it in this era without a lot of support,” Selmon said. “For us, we’re committed to making sure we put our coaching staff in a position to where we fast forward 20 years from now, we see letter-winners come back and say ‘man, do you remember that time we dog-piled in Omaha?”

“It starts with the investment we made today, and clearly it’s something we know it’s going to be so good for not only our athletics department, but our entire institution and the state of Mississippi. That’s something we’re really excited about.”

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UofL vs Miami super regional schedule

Louisville baseball coach, players on super regional win vs. Miami Louisville baseball beat Miami 8-1 in the NCAA Super Regional Friday. The Cardinals are one win away from going to the College World Series in Omaha. The ACC will have at least one team in the 2025 College World Series bracket with Louisville baseball hosting […]

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The ACC will have at least one team in the 2025 College World Series bracket with Louisville baseball hosting Miami in NCAA Tournament super regionals.
Louisville routed Miami 8-1 in Game 1 at Jim Patterson Stadium on Friday thanks to impressive pitching by righty Patrick Forbes and clutch hitting by Jake Munroe. The Hurricanes won Game 2.

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Louisville baseball still win away from College World Series after falling short vs. Miami

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The ACC will have at least one team in the 2025 College World Series bracket. Louisville baseball and Miami are set to play in Game 2 of the NCAA Tournament super regionals at 11 a.m. today. Both teams have experience playing in Omaha, though Louisville has been most recently.

The Cardinals routed Miami 8-1 Friday on a rainy evening at Jim Patterson Stadium thanks to impressive pitching by righty Patrick Forbes and clutch hitting by Jake Munroe.

Miami’s last trip to the CWS was in 2016, and U of L went three years later. So, which one will return to Omaha this year?

Stay tuned below for updates throughout the second game of the Louisville vs. Miami super regional series.

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The Cards’ rally fell short, after bringing the tying run to the plate with no outs.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB

Miami’s Daniel Cuvet hit his 18th homer on the season with a three-run shot off Starke.

3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB

The Canes brought their closer Brian Walters, who has 10 saves this season, and he got the Cards out in order.

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Dorian Gonzalez hit a lead-off double and was brought home by a Renzo Gonzalez single.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB

The Cards brought in left hander Ty Starke to relieve Jack Brown, who faced five batters in 1.1 innings. Starke will face Renzo Gonzalez with a runner on third and one out.

Just when it seemed the Cards bats had cooled off, Eddie King Jr., belted his second homer of the game to tie the score.

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The Cardinals turn a 5-4-3 double play to eliminate the Hurricanes’ scoring opportunity.

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Jack Brown will start the sixth inning on the hill for the Cardinals. Wyatt Danilowicz ends his day with a strikeout and walk without giving up a hit over 1 1/3 innings.

The Hurricanes retire the side to preserve their one-run lead.

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After walking one batter and hitting another, Wyatt Danilowicz made the final two plays to end the inning.

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Eddie King, Jr. and Garret Pike are left stranded after Carson Fischer struck out the final two batters.

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Jake Ogden’s two-out, three-run home run helped the Hurricanes regain the lead.

4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB

Tucker Biven’s day ends with him allowing five runs, one earned, on seven hits with a strikeout and two walks in 3 2/3 innings. Wyatt Danilowicz will now enter the game for the Cardinals

With the bases loaded and two out, Kamau Neighbors got caught stealing to end the inning.

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Evans threw 2/3 of an inning, allowing a hit while plunking a batter, and is replaced by Carson Fischer.

After giving up a leadoff home run to Jake Munroe and a single to Tague Davis in the top of the fourth inning, Griffin Hugus is replaced on the mound by Rob Evans. Hugus ended the day allowing four earned runs on five hits with one strikeout and two walks in three-plus innings on the mound.

The Cardinals preserve their lead with a 1-2-3 inning.

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Eddie King, Jr.’s two-run home run to left-centerfield highlighted the Cardinals’ three-run inning.

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The Hurricanes strike first with Michael Torres’ two-out RBI base hit.

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Eddie King, Jr. and Tague Davis were left stranded at the corners after Griffin Hugus struck out Kamau Neighbors.

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Jake Ogden is left stranded after hitting a leadoff double as the Cardinals retired the next three batters.

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Matt Klein reached base after getting hit with a pitch, but a Hurricanes double play ended the inning.

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Tucker Biven will get the start for the Cardinals with a trip to Omaha on the line. The right-handed pitcher is 3-0 on the season with 31 strikeouts over 35 innings and 20 appearances with four starts.

Date: Saturday, June 7
Time: 11 a.m. ET
Where: Jim Patterson Stadium

Louisville baseball’s Dan McDonnell on pitcher Patrick Forbes’ talent

Louisville baseball coach Dan McDonnell explains what makes pitcher Patrick Forbes a great athlete and Forbes’ future at the professional level.

Here is the latest college baseball schedule and NCAA Tournament bracket update.

Reach Louisville football, women’s basketball and baseball beat writer Alexis Cubit at acubit@gannett.com and follow her on X at @Alexis_Cubit.

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5 former College Football stars deserve the most back pay from the NCAA settlement

On Friday Night, College Football changed forever as Judge Claudia Wilken signed off approving the settlement in the landmark House Vs NCAA case. The case brings about wholesale changes to College Athletics like we know it as revenue sharing, roster limits, NIL regulations, and a ton of new aspects are brought to the sport. As […]

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As part of the settlement, the NCAA also agreed to back pay former athletes $2.8 billion over the next ten years. The athletes that will receive the funds had to of played since 2016 through current day. It seems more fair that the players prior to 2020 who weren’t in this modern era should get the lions share of the funding.

Based on star power, potential earnings they missed out on, and their impact to the game, 5 former College Football stars deserve the backpay more than anyone else.

Part of the reason that many of the athletes feel they missed out on NIL is the fact that they emerged as stars as true freshmen before putting together great careers as a whole. DeVonta Smith perfectly fits the bill as he played sparingly as a Freshman before catching the National Championship game winner against Georgia.

From that moment on, DeVonta Smith and Tua Tagovailoa would’ve been NIL stars with their entire careers ahead of them. Instead, DeVonta Smith’s Sophomore and Junior seasons were among some of the best in the Country in a star-studded Alabama offense.

If Devonta Smith wasn’t earning a ton by his Senior season, it would’ve been more than enough for him to earn massive NIL deals. Winning the Heisman Trophy and a National Championship as a Senior would’ve made Smith one of the most sought after players in recent history.

Like DeVonta Smith, Tua Tagovailoa’s burst onto the scene in the National Championship Game would’ve been a great moment to launch him into superstardom. Over the next two seasons, Tagovailoa was the engine of the most explosive offenses of Nick Saban’s time in Tuscaloosa which would’ve made him an attractive option for companies spending NIL money. Luckily in Tua’s case an d for some others on this list, it’s tough to feel too bad seeing the NFL contracts for quarterbacks.

The NIL backpay dating back to 2016 puts Lamar Jackson solely in the conversation as one of the athletes that could’ve cashed in. After winning the Heisman Trophy in 2016, Lamar Jackson would’ve had a whole season to cash in on the fact that he had just won the Heisman Trophy. In a State where we’re seeing athletes cash in with big deals in basketball, Jackson would’ve gotten a massive NIL deal simply not to transfer elsewhere.

Joe Burrow’s case is a little more difficult to make just because of when in his career he became a superstar. When Joe Burrow fully became a household name he was in the midst of his Senior season which means he truly missed out on half of a season earning NIL deals. Based on how popular the team became that season, Joe Burrow likely would’ve made himself a ton of money after that Alabama game.

During his tenure in College Football, there wasn’t a more electric player to watch than Baker Mayfield. He first showed up on the scene as a walk on at Texas Tech starting the team’s season opener but, left after one season. When Mayfield arrived at Oklahoma he took over the College Football world, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2017 while finishing in the Final 4 every season at Oklahoma.

When Mayfield got to the NFL, he quickly became the pitch man for several companies with commercials during almost every commercial break. Given that Baker Mayfield was the most polarizing player in the sport, he would’ve gotten some massive NIL deals during his time.

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Roster limits, revenue sharing and new NIL rules are announced by NCAA

The NCAA makes changes to its roster limits, NIL guidelines and revenue sharing with players On Friday night, the NCAA got news that its hearing in the House vs. NCAA suit had been resolved, with a significant amount of changes heading across college sports as On3 reports. It detailed the biggest change was revenue sharing […]

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The NCAA makes changes to its roster limits, NIL guidelines and revenue sharing with players

On Friday night, the NCAA got news that its hearing in the House vs. NCAA suit had been resolved, with a significant amount of changes heading across college sports as On3 reports.

It detailed the biggest change was revenue sharing with the players, sharing up to $20.5 million, with football most likely getting 75% of the cut, and men’s basketball next at 15%. Women’s basketball will get around 5% and the rest will be split with the other sports.

As for program spending, each major school will have around $14 million this coming season. It will be very interesting to see how this is handled across the nation. There is some backpay that the NCAA will have to make as well, a whopping $2.776 billion over the next 10-years as the report states.

As for Name, Image and Likeness, any deal worth more than $600 has to go through the clearinghouse, and if rejected that school and athlete could face ineligibility or the university a fine. On3 mentioned that “Deloitte officials reportedly shared that 70% of past deals from NIL collectives would have been denied,” so big changes are coming with how the players get compensated.

Not only that On3 says that roster limits will be imposed, with football being allowed 105 members, basketball rosters at 15, soccer having 28, softball at 25 and volleyball at 18. Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman has prepared for this, as surely the rest of the program’s have done the same in South Bend.

It will definitely change the path of college sports, and we will see if this is the right decision.

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House v. NCAA settlement quells issues in college sports? No, but be prepared for a whole …

Judge Claudia Wilken approved the House v. NCAA settlement late Friday, ending three federal lawsuits that alleged the NCAA was illegally limiting the earning power of student-athletes in college. CBS Sports’ John Talty has a nice piece on it. My favorite line is his last. “There’s never been a better time to be a lawyer […]

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“There’s never been a better time to be a lawyer with an interest in college sports.”

Yeah, that’s where this is headed.

What happened Friday in California is significant, no doubt. But anybody describing it as a solution to the issues ailing college athletics simply lacks an understanding of the history of NCAA sports and exactly what will and won’t be allowed moving forward.

The end of chaos?

Nah.

It’ll just be a different kind of chaos that leads to more legal threats and billable hours than you can wrap your mind around. Plus, high-level cheating will return. Oh, we’re back baby! Illegal cash-deals are on tap.

The biggest winners and losers from House v. NCAA settlement: Amateurism is dead and the class divide grows

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The biggest winners and losers from House v. NCAA settlement: Amateurism is dead and the class divide grows

Before I explain why, let’s go over the basics.

This settlement will allow schools to start directly paying athletes — for the first time ever — next month with an expected salary cap of roughly $20.5 million. That’s $20.5 million for all sports to be distributed however each school sees fit. Additionally, all future NIL deals between boosters/collectives and athletes will be vetted by a new entity designed to ensure they’re for valid business purposes and not merely the kind of recruiting incentives that have been flying around the country in recent years.

That paragraph is littered with problems.

Let’s start with the salary cap. Simply put, it won’t work as intended.

As Matt Norlander and I have discussed many times on the Eye On College Basketball Podcast, the most obvious problem with a salary cap for entire athletic departments is that all athletic departments don’t have football rosters to purchase. In other words, at a place like Alabama, the school is expected to devote the majority of that $20.5 million to football, leaving relatively little for other sports, most notably men’s basketball. Meantime, at a place like St. John’s, where there is no football, most of that $20.5 million could be spent however Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino sees fit.

Now, let’s be real.

Do you actually think a SEC school with millions tied up in football is going to concede a recruiting battle in basketball to a Big East program sans football because, you know, the money just isn’t in the budget, according to the rules? LOL. When it comes to that, not all basketball staffs, but certainly lots, will simply do what they’ve always done, i.e., find a way to get the player even if it requires circumventing the rules.

Again, this weekend, cheating returned to college sports.

It’s inevitable.

Every Power Four conference features a coach who has violated one recruiting rule or another. If you think they won’t do it again, if required, you’re silly. And now every time a player picks a school with little known-money left in the budget over a school that’s reportedly offering much more, fans on the wrong end of the commitment will assume something happened in violation of the rules and scream for an investigation.

We lived that life for decades. Who really wanted that again?

And don’t even get me started on the document Power Four conferences are circulating that’s intended to force schools to play by the rules or face serious consequences. Among other things, schools are being asked to forfeit their right to legally challenge the new enforcement entity on any and all decisions. Reportedly, schools that refuse to sign the document could face expulsion from their conferences.

Please.

All it will take for this goofy idea to fail is one powerful school — like, say, Texas or Ohio State — declining to sign it, at which point other schools will say, “If they’re not signing it, we’re not signing it.”

Then what?

Do you really think the SEC is going to expel Texas? Do you really think the Big Ten is going to expel Ohio State? Do you really think the television networks paying billions to those conferences would allow it?

Please.

Now, to NIL.

According to the settlement, a new thing called the NIL Go clearinghouse will be charged with approving future NIL deals to ensure they are within a “reasonable range of compensation based on multiple factors.”

I look forward to the word “reasonable” appearing in court.

Don’t ever forget how we got here — specifically by the NCAA being sued repeatedly for illegally limiting the earning power of student-athletes. So what do you think is going to happen when a school with serious softball ambitions like Texas Tech offers a NIL deal worth more than a million dollars to the next NiJaree Canaday? Let me tell you. NIL Go will likely deem the deal “unreasonable” for obvious reasons and void it. Then everybody will be back in court based on the idea that, once again, a student-athlete’s earning power is being illegally limited.

Rinse and repeat.

Last month, NIL Go officials told ACC administrators that more than 70% of current NIL deals with booster collectives would have been denied according to the new rules. That suggests NIL Go will frequently be in the business of telling student-athletes they cannot take what somebody is willing to give them, and not every student-athlete will accept that decision without pursuing legal action.

The end of chaos?

Hahaha. No way!

Trust me when I tell you, this is only the beginning. Because when a solution to a problem just creates more problems, you’re not really fixing anything as much as you’re simply trading in one set of issues for a new set of issues that will have to be addressed again, sooner or later. Like Talty wrote, congrats to the attorneys. They’re the real winners here, as always.

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Sons of Hall of Famers Included in Latest WWE NIL Class

The latest wave of WWE NIL signings include sons of WWE Hall of Famers among its crop of talented young athletes. The fifth wave of signings include: Fatima Katembo (Basketball) Jacob Henry (Amateur Wrestling, son of Mark Henry) Garrett Beck (Lacrosse) Zuriel Jiménez (Track and Field) Bianca Pizano (Field Hockey) Hidetora Hanada (Football) Madison Kaiser […]

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Sons of Hall of Famers Included in Latest WWE NIL Class

The latest wave of WWE NIL signings include sons of WWE Hall of Famers among its crop of talented young athletes. The fifth wave of signings include:

Fatima Katembo (Basketball)
Jacob Henry (Amateur Wrestling, son of Mark Henry)
Garrett Beck (Lacrosse)
Zuriel Jiménez (Track and Field)
Bianca Pizano (Field Hockey)
Hidetora Hanada (Football)
Madison Kaiser (Ice Hockey)
TJ Bullard (Football)
Kerrigan Huynh (Track and Field)
Brock Rechsteiner (Football, Son of Rick Steiner)
Gina Adams (Basketball)

The WWE NIL program launched in 2021 and gives young athletes the opportunity to access WWE’s state-of-the-art training programs. The signings are also able to access WWE’s expertise on controlling their name, image, and likeness in the wider world of professional athletics.

It remains to be seen if any of these signings go on to become WWE Superstars. Whatever’s next, WWE is investing heavily in the future.