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Miami Gave Carson Beck $4M NIL Deal But Ex

The Miami Hurricanes football team gave Carson Beck, who was the top quarterback in the transfer portal this offseason, a $4 million NIL deal. Despite his clear physical talent and ability as a quarterback, there have been questions surrounding his maturity going back to his days with the Georgia Bulldogs. Former Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray […]

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Miami Gave Carson Beck $4M NIL Deal But Ex

The Miami Hurricanes football team gave Carson Beck, who was the top quarterback in the transfer portal this offseason, a $4 million NIL deal. Despite his clear physical talent and ability as a quarterback, there have been questions surrounding his maturity going back to his days with the Georgia Bulldogs. Former Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray recently spoke to On3’s Hard Count about some things that Miami should be wary of with Beck after watching him this offseason and during his time at Georgia.

Aaron Murray On Carson Beck Maturity Concerns:

Murray spoke about potential maturity concerns with Beck that he heard about at Georgia: 

“He needs to learn to continue to play within himself, play a very mature style of football. And, speaking of the word mature, I think that’s the biggest red flag for me right now is where is he in the maturity factor. Because you have heard in the locker room at Georgia, there was some disconnect with Carson and his teammates.” 

Aaron Murray On Carson Beck’s Red Flags:

He also spoke about possible red flags regarding social media and Beck’s girlfriend drama this offseason:

“But there are some possible character flaws that you heard from the locker room. Then you’re seeing in the offseason with all the nonsense on TikTok and then the girlfriend stuff, and it’s too much mess. It’s too much for a guy that’s going to be 23, 24 years old. I need you focusing on football.”

Aaron Murray’s Advice To Carson Beck:

He gave some advice about how he should be handling this offseason:

“You’re on a brand new team. You’re coming off an elbow injury. I don’t need you in the media other than, ‘Hey man, I’m throwing five yards today. I’m throwing 10 yards today. I’m throwing 20 yards today. I’m progressing. I’m learning the playbook. I’m here to lead Miami, the Miami Hurricanes to an ACC championship next year.’ Not TikTok news, girlfriend news.”

Aaron Murray On Carson Beck’s Talent:

Despite all the noise surrounding Beck, Murray doesn’t question his talent:

“But from a pure talent standpoint, there is no doubt Carson Beck is a very gifted passer of the football.”

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New rules

It’s a mess. I don’t think this is a correct fix. I think NIL is going to try turn this into something that is frowned upon if you try to take the Audit clearing house to court. I think there will be some sort of team rules or expectations that if you come to this […]

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It’s a mess. I don’t think this is a correct fix.

I think NIL is going to try turn this into something that is frowned upon if you try to take the Audit clearing house to court. I think there will be some sort of team rules or expectations that if you come to this university than you are expected to follow and respect the process.

I am not a fan of that. I am not a fan of Ohio State following the rules to a T because our AD is leading the NIL board. I think that kind of relationship is a double edge sword. I hope the plan works and college football follows the Buckeyes example, but so far the SEC and other programs aren’t.

I believe in the Buckeyes, but all this mess takes the fun out of recruiting for me. I used to get fired up about following a kid from HS to signing day to draft day, and now a days that passion is slipping away for me.



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5-Star WR Cederian Morgan Commits to Alabama over Colorado, Florida, Georgia

Alabama has a long line of superstar wide receivers, and the university added a potential future star to the mix on Wednesday. Per Hayes Fawcett of Rivals, 5-star wide receiver Cederian Morgan announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide. Morgan is the No. 2 receiver and No. 12 overall player in 247Sports’ composite, and he […]

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Alabama has a long line of superstar wide receivers, and the university added a potential future star to the mix on Wednesday.

Per Hayes Fawcett of Rivals, 5-star wide receiver Cederian Morgan announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide. Morgan is the No. 2 receiver and No. 12 overall player in 247Sports’ composite, and he chose Alabama over offers from Colorado, Florida and Georgia, among others.

Per 247Sports, Morgan is the third five-star recruit in the class of 2026 to commit to the Crimson Tide, joining edge rusher Xavier Griffin and cornerback Jorden Edmonds. The commitment fulfills the Alabama native’s goal to stay home.

“I get to stay home and play for the in-state school that I grew up a fan of,” Morgan told Rivals’ Chad Simmons (h/t Keegan Pope of On3.com). “It is a great feeling. This was like a dream for me. I have been there so many times and Alabama is home for me.”

A 6’4″, 210 prospect, Morgan stars for Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City, Alabama. As a junior, he produced 70 catches for 1,162 yards and 14 touchdowns. He averaged 16.6 yards per catch.

In addition to his prowess on the football field, Morgan is a multi-sport athlete who also plays basketball and competes in track and field. On the basketball court, he averaged 14.4 points and 11.3 rebounds during his junior year. He’s also a two-time state qualifier in the high jump.

Still, the football field is where Morgan thrives the most, and he appears to be a polished prospect who can make an immediate impact at Alabama. 247Sports scouting analyst Gabe Brooks described him as a “uniquely gifted pass-catching target with outstanding physical tools and athletic chops” who “projects as a high-major impact player with traits that suggest long-term NFL Draft high-round potential.”

Crimson Tide fans are surely going to be excited to see Morgan paired with star receiver and fellow Alabama native Ryan Williams in 2026.



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Should Texas Longhorns join LSU and sell advertising on jerseys?

To help come up with the $20.5M to pay their athletes, LSU is planning to sell advertisements on all its teams’ jerseys. I think this is a terrible, unforgivable mistake not worth a fraction of what they’d get in return.https://t.co/S8UPjpcMNY — Zach Barnett (@zach_barnett) July 2, 2025 Searching for a potential NIL edge, the LSU […]

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Searching for a potential NIL edge, the LSU Tigers have announced they will sell a sponsorship patch on their iconic jerseys. The Baton Rouge Advocate reports LSU “hopes the NCAA will allow schools to sell patches on their jerseys.” In the event the governing body clears it, the Tigers project they can generate “multiple millions of dollars a year” doing so.

The report says LSU has already identified an advertising partner and has decided out where the patches would go on every jersey, from cross country to football. LSU deputy AD for revenue generation Clay Harris says the program can generate millions a year. But he also says the ad emblem won’t go overboard. “We don’t have this as some crazy, NASCAR-like situation,” Harris said.

Not everyone is pleased with the plan.

Of course, college football jerseys already have a couple forms of advertising on them already. First, there’s the apparel maker’s patch. Be it Nike, or Adidas or Under Amour, the jersey manufacturer makes sure their logo is easily visible. Adidas has even increased the size of its logos on jerseys in the English Premier League.

Each college team also carries their conference logo. While that patch shows unanimity among conference member schools, make not mistake – it is an ad.

International soccer clubs are the real trailblazers in jersey sponsorships. Almost all European teams have a jersey sponsor and it is front and center, the biggest logo on the entire jersey. The team’s logo is typically relegated to a small patch on the left side. London club Arsenal, for example, makes $68.25 million dollars a year from Emirates Airlines.

In the US, the NBA has had jersey advertising for eight years now. The NBA allows teams to sell one sponsorship patch placed on the front left shoulder of player uniforms. Teams make significant money from the ads, averaging $10.88 million per year. New NBA Champion Oklahoma City, for example, has a Love’s travel shop patch.

The NHL doesn’t have jersey sponsors, but the league does allow helmet sponsors.

One decision that needs to be made is the size and look of the patches. Will the sponsor try to match the team colors? Will LSU have a patch that actually clashes with its purple and gold? Where will the logo go? LSU has not shared their exact plan.

Fans won’t like the new advertising space, but if it is successful in Baton Rouge, you can bet more, if not all, teams will adopt the idea. Tradition be damned. The additional revenue stream has been discussed by athletic directors for over a year.





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NCAA gets it Right

CLEMSON — The NCAA got something right. On Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Committee for Legislative Relief approved a one-time blanket waiver that allows designated student-athletes to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal outside of the standard transfer windows. The waiver applies to individuals identified as Designated Student-Athletes (DNA) under the House settlement and enables them to declare […]

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NCAA gets it Right

CLEMSON — The NCAA got something right.

On Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Committee for Legislative Relief approved a one-time blanket waiver that allows designated student-athletes to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal outside of the standard transfer windows.

The waiver applies to individuals identified as Designated Student-Athletes (DNA) under the House settlement and enables them to declare their intent to transfer between July 7-Aug. 5. The waiver creates a unique transfer portal window for DNA, distinct from the regular transfer periods.

An athlete is eligible to be placed on a DSA list if they were eligible for practice and/or competition on a team last year and if they lost their roster spot because of the new roster limits, as a result of the House settlement or was an eligible member of a team in 2024-25, such as walk-ons or was recruited and assured by their school of a 2025-26 roster spot.

Athletes put on a DSA list are exempt from roster limits at their current school and are exempt from roster limits at their new school should they transfer. The DSA tag remains with the athlete for their career, which was another piece negotiated in the settlement.

“I think it is the right thing to do,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said in May to The Clemson Insider at the ACC’s Spring Meetings when asked about the possibility of those DSA that walked-on in 2024-25 getting the opportunity to be grandfathered in. “It is a win for the young people that have sacrificed a lot to create an opportunity for themselves in life through doing the work.”

Tuesday’s action by the NCAA came about after federal judge Claudia Wilken informed the NCAA back in May that she would not approve the House settlement unless some changes were made regarding new roster limits.

The settlement agreement initially required schools to trim their rosters. Football for instance, which has as many as 120 players (85 scholarships + walk-ons) will be forced to trim down to 105 scholarship players by the start of the season.

“You grandfather all the kids that were on the roster, and you give them an opportunity to finish. That’s the right thing to do,” Swinney said. “And to me, it’s low-hanging fruit. It avoids a lawsuit, most likely.

“The crazy thing, we said this last summer, but now that it’s gotten to the finish line, it’s pretty obvious – you’re going to take an opportunity away that otherwise would be there. It might matriculate three or four years or so, but we’ve got some kids that are going on their fourth year or their fifth year that we’re going to have to cut. Now, the good news, we don’t have to cut till the first week of [the Aug. 30 season opener vs.] LSU, to 105.”

Still, making those cuts is something Swinney has admittedly been “dreading.” He has not been a fan of having to cut his walk-on program and has expressed how difficult it would be to cut players this summer to meet the requirement.

Swinney, though, pointed out that some of Clemson’s players have already “kind of cut themselves.”

“We haven’t cut anybody yet – we had some kids that cut themselves because they knew, well, I’ve got to go through mat drills, spring ball, summer workouts, fall camp, just to get cut,” Swinney said. “And that was really sad for me because it’s just unbelievably tough and committed young people that are chasing their dreams and just trying to be the best version of themselves, and relationships and all the things that come from being a part of a team.”

Swinney, of course, was a walk-on at Alabama, where he earned a roster spot and eventually a scholarship. He was a part of the Tide’s 1992 National Championship team. He then became a graduate assistant at Alabama and later an assistant coach.

He made his way to Clemson as Tommy Bowden’s wide receivers coach in 2003 and became the Tigers interim head coach in 2008 following Bowden’s mid-season resignation and earned the permanent head coaching title in December of the same year.

Since then, Swinney has compiled a 180-47 record at Clemson, winning two National Championships and nine ACC titles.

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Texas LHP Bryce Navarre has entered the NCAA transfer portal

Texas Longhorns left-handed pitcher Bryce Navarre entered the NCAA transfer portal as it closed at the end of June, some final attrition for head coach Jim Schlossnagle and his staff ahead of the 2025 MLB Draft this month. TRANSFER: Texas LHP Bryce Navarre has entered the portal. Worked just 6.2 IP in 2025 as a […]

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Texas LHP Bryce Navarre has entered the NCAA transfer portal

Texas Longhorns left-handed pitcher Bryce Navarre entered the NCAA transfer portal as it closed at the end of June, some final attrition for head coach Jim Schlossnagle and his staff ahead of the 2025 MLB Draft this month.

Ranked just outside the top 150 prospects by Perfect Game, Navarre was considered the No. 19 left-handed pitcher in the 2024 recruiting class and represented a significant coup for Schlossnagle and pitching coach Max Weiner when he flipped from Texas A&M after Schlossnagle and Weiner left College Station for Austin.

A participant in the 2024 MLB Draft Combine, Navarre was considered a high-level prospect because of his elite curveball, although his fastball was certainly less dominant, typically working in the high 80s.

Navarre struggled as a freshman, making just six appearances and posting an 8.10 ERA and 2.10 WHIP in 6.2 innings, striking out six while walking eight batters and throwing a wild pitch.

Of those six appearances, only one came in conference play as Navarre received midweek opportunities in relief against UT Arlington, UTSA, and Texas State, allowing a run against the Mavericks, three runs against the Roadrunners in 0.1 innings, and two runs against the Bobcats in 0.2 innings.

Now, as Joe Doyle noted, Navarre may benefit from a fresh start and more opportunities.

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Jeremiah Smith signs with Adidas but can’t wear its shoes during games

Jeremiah Smith has signed a name, image and likeness contract with Adidas, but Ohio State’s star sophomore receiver will not be wearing the company’s shoes during games. Ohio State has a contract with Nike as its uniform provider, and Smith will be obligated to wear that company’s shoes during OSU-related activities. Smith will wear Adidas […]

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Jeremiah Smith has signed a name, image and likeness contract with Adidas, but Ohio State’s star sophomore receiver will not be wearing the company’s shoes during games.

Ohio State has a contract with Nike as its uniform provider, and Smith will be obligated to wear that company’s shoes during OSU-related activities. Smith will wear Adidas during non-OSU activities.

In a post on X, Smith said, “Three Stripes for life.”

“One of the most memorable moments from last season was losing my black stripe and officially becoming a Buckeye,” Smith said in an Adidas news release. “Fast forward a year and I’m blessed to be adding three, joining the fastest brand in football. It’s crazy to be partnering with a brand that has such a talented roster of players and that I’ve been wearing since I was a young kid. We’re not done yet.”

The top recruit in the 2025 recruiting class nationally, Smith caught 76 passes for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns as a freshman last season. His 56-yard catch of a Will Howard deep ball late in the fourth quarter against Notre Dame all but clinched OSU’s national title.

Adidas has also signed NIL deals with OSU commitments Chris Henry Jr. and Kayden Dixon-Wyatt.

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Ohio State football beat writer Bill Rabinowitz can be reached at brabinowitz@dispatch.com or on bluesky at billrabinowitz@bsky.social.



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