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The University of Wisconsin sues Miami for allegedly tampering with former Badger Xavier Lucas
MADISON – The Xavier Lucas saga is far from over. Yahoo Sports reported June 20 that the University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective, the Varsity Collective, are suing the University of Miami for what is termed tortious interference with the former Badgers cornerback who is now a part of the Miami Hurricanes football team. […]

MADISON – The Xavier Lucas saga is far from over.
Yahoo Sports reported June 20 that the University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective, the Varsity Collective, are suing the University of Miami for what is termed tortious interference with the former Badgers cornerback who is now a part of the Miami Hurricanes football team.
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The Journal Sentinel obtained a copy of the 23-page complaint filed in Dane County Circuit Court on June 20. In the document Wisconsin provides a timeline for the NIL agreements it and the Varsity Collective reached with Lucas, offers details of how it alleges the Miami football program tampered with Lucas and allege a broader pattern of tampering in the Miami program with other student-athletes.
Wisconsin seeks damages for the financial and reputational harm it says it experienced, a declaration that Miami’s conduct with Lucas constituted tampering plus any other penalty the court deems proper.
“Now more than ever, it is imperative to protect the integrity and fundamental fairness of the game, including in connection with NIL contracts,” the complaint read. “Indeed, student-athletes’ newfound NIL rights will be rendered meaningless if third parties are allowed to induce student-athletes to abandon their contractual commitments.”
Xavier Lucas had a promising freshman season at Wisconsin
The case stems from Lucas’ controversial departure from the Badgers football program in December. The native of Pompano Beach, Florida, announced his intention to transfer Dec. 19.
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Losing Lucas was a blow to UW, which already had lost a handful of players from the secondary to the transfer portal. According to Pro Football Focus, Lucas played more snaps (203) than any freshman on the team last season. He played in all 12 games with one start and registered 18 tackles, one interception and one sack.
With the transfer portal scheduled to close Dec. 28, Lucas posted on X that the Wisconsin football program wrongfully declined to enter his name into the portal, a move that prevented other teams from contacting him without breaking NCAA rules.
In January, Lucas circumvented the transfer portal by withdrawing from Wisconsin and enrolling at Miami. He eventually joined Miami’s football team and participated in spring practice with the Hurricanes.
A few days after Lucas left UW, Wisconsin offered its side of the story. In a statement issued on Jan. 18, the university said it didn’t put Lucas’ name into the transfer portal because he signed a two-year NIL agreement Dec. 2 that it believed was still in effect and enforceable. The university also said Lucas entered into a separate agreement with Varsity Collective, which connects Badger athletes with NIL opportunities.
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Wisconsin also said in its January statement that it had credible information that indicated impermissible contact between Lucas and University of Miami personnel.
That information was detailed further in Wisconsin’s legal complaint.
MADISON, WISCONSIN – AUGUST 30: Xavier Lucas #6 of the Wisconsin Badgers intercepts a pass in the fourth quarter against the Western Michigan Broncos at Camp Randall Stadium on August 30, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
Wisconsin outlines its allegations against Miami
The complaint provides more specific details of the allegations UW made against Miami in December, which include impermissible contact on multiple occasions with Lucas or his representatives. The complaint refers to Lucas as “Student-Athlete A” rather than using his name.
Among the allegations:
* A Miami coach and prominent alumnus visited Lucas at the Florida home of one of his relatives in December. UW says it received information about the in-home visit from a relative of Lucas on Dec. 18.
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* UW accused Miami of a broader culture of tampering, alleging that Miami went after a second player even though that player made a written commitment to another school, a commitment that was reflected in the transfer portal. The player wasn’t identified by name.
The University of Wisconsin, Big Ten issue statements
UW issued a statement. Here it is in its entirety.
“The University of Wisconsin-Madison remains committed to ensuring integrity and fundamental fairness in the evolving landscape of college athletics. After reviewing all facts and evaluating options, the university today filed a complaint in Wisconsin state court outlining our allegations against the University of Miami.
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“While we reluctantly bring this case, we stand by our position that respecting and enforcing contractual obligations is essential to maintaining a level playing field. In addition to our legal action, we will continue to be proactive to protect the interests of our student-athletes, our program and the broader collegiate athletics community. We appreciate the support of our university leadership and the Big Ten Conference. As we move forward, we will respect the court process and provide further updates only as appropriate.”
The Big Ten Conference, which publically supported UW in January, continued to voice its support.
Here is the statement the league issued to Yahoo on June 20.
“We stand by our position that respecting and enforcing contractual obligations is essential to maintaining a level playing field,” the statement said. “In addition to our legal acton, we will continue to be proactive to protect the interests of our student-athletes, our program and the broader collegiate athletics community.”
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An email seeking comment from the University of Miami has not received a response.
This story was updated with new information.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin files lawsuit against Miami over Xavier Lucas’ departure
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Deion Sanders Advocates for Salary Cap As College Football Revenue-Sharing Era Begins
FRISCO, Texas — Of all the chapters in Deion Sanders’s colorful career as a player, broadcaster and coach, one of the most overlooked nowadays was his brief stint as a rapper. Years ago and right before he won his first Super Bowl, the Colorado Buffaloes coach dropped his first and only album that was appropriately […]

FRISCO, Texas — Of all the chapters in Deion Sanders’s colorful career as a player, broadcaster and coach, one of the most overlooked nowadays was his brief stint as a rapper.
Years ago and right before he won his first Super Bowl, the Colorado Buffaloes coach dropped his first and only album that was appropriately titled Prime Time. On it was a lone single, “Must Be The Money,” that is as forgettable in verse as it was unforgettable for the music video it spawned which still lurks in certain corners of the internet.
Three decades later, however, it might be time for Coach Prime to update the lyrics and cut a new track by the same name.
Appearing at Big 12 media days on Wednesday despite battling a health issue that prevented him from being around his team much in Boulder, Colo., recently, the always loquacious football icon cut right to the heart of what was on everybody’s mind.
“Joey’s got some money! Yeah, baby. Spending that money! I love it,” said Sanders, shouting out his counterpart Joey McGuire of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. “Once upon a time you guys were talking junk about me going into that portal. Now everybody’s going into the portal and it’s O.K., it’s cool when they do it.
“I love Joey. Joey, I know you out there, I love you man. I appreciate you. Can you send a few of those dollars to us so we can get some of those players, too?”
Many of Sanders’s peers have been asking much the same thing about a topic far less taboo than ever in the sport: money.
Part of this is simply it’s one week into the onset of new rules that permit direct revenue sharing between schools and athletes for the first time.
In the Big 12, it has far more to do with the Red Raiders, who have used a swaggering money cannon to assemble their roster.
“There’s a lot of teams in the country where that [revenue sharing] number will mean nothing. They’ll exceed that number by double or triple,” Utah Utes coach Kyle Whittingham says. “There’s teams front loading, you know, all the extra money they had prior to the revenue sharing. We got teams spending supposedly $50 million dollars on players. And that’s five to six times what we have. It’s tough to compete.”
It’s also a fact of life nowadays in college football as schools like Tech look to use the dollars flowing into the sport to more earnestly compete on the field beyond diverting things into opulent new facilities. The Red Raiders moved into their new $250 million football building a few months ago, so they’ve done that, too.
“We’ve got to go do it. We’ve got a great opportunity, so why not us? Why not us this year? Yeah, that’s the plan. I think this year is huge—not just for this year but for the future of Texas Tech. To continue to push us to a different level, we checked a lot of boxes,” McGuire says about a roster most believe to be among the most expensive in the country. “People say, Well, Tech has never played for a Big 12 championship. This is the team that we need to go do it.
“I’d rather be in this position than a position in which you’re hoping and praying that everything can go right.”
Indeed, leave no stone unturned has been replaced with leave no dollar unspent coming into this season.
Just a few days prior, Texas Tech received a commitment from five-star offensive lineman Felix Ojo. Recruiting services consider him as one of the highest-rated players ever to announce a pledge to the program. According to ESPN, Ojo received a three-year contract worth at least $2.3 million guaranteed with the possibility of topping $5 million down the road.
While that contract is not public knowledge—and sources close to the school say Ojo’s revenue-sharing figure is set to be far less than reported—such stories are now the new normal in college football, to the point where Texas Tech’s billionaire booster Cody Campbell even showed up Wednesday to give interviews along radio row.
“There is a salary cap now. We’re kind of like a pro team,” West Virginia Mountaineers coach Rich Rodriguez says. “I’ve got more confidence in what we’ve been doing [moving forward] because everyone realizes what we’ve been doing since has been a cluster. Until we get some federal help and get some more athletics directors in charge of making decisions on how we want to run things and do things, it’s still going to be a mess.”
“Everyone is trying to figure out exactly how this is going to look like with NIL Go. What does that mean, how are those contracts evaluated? How are those deals evaluated?” Arizona Wildcats coach Brent Brennan says. “How do we build the best football team that we can so that we can play the best football in the fall?”
That’s something that is particularly top of mind for Sanders, who has garnered plenty of attention for his roster-building methods since arriving at CU three years ago. Now, he must balance the new demands that come with allocating actual resources, not unlike NFL franchises once did with Coach Prime himself … albeit in a much more structured way.
“There has to be a salary cap on this stuff because the stuff is going crazy. Nobody knows where it’s gonna land, where it’s going to end,” Sanders says. “I see a player said he got an offer from another school and I’m trying to figure out why you guys haven’t investigated and how that is even possible when the guy hasn’t got in the portal? … I’m trying to figure out how can somebody say you’ve got a $5 million offer?”
Colorado notably announced it recently shuttered its NIL collective, 5430 Alliance, in order to shift resources into paying players directly through the school. That’s part of the plan as the administration has attempted to do what it can to help supplement Sanders’s natural star-attracting persona with some cold, hard cash to keep the Buffs near the top of the Big 12 standings.
Those efforts were apparent at media day with the players who accompanied the team’s head coach: one of the most sought-after quarterbacks in the transfer portal this offseason, ex-Liberty Flames signal-caller Kaidon Salter, and blue-chip freshman Julian Lewis—Colorado’s highest-rated recruit in the past 20 years.
“We will be seen. We will be heard. And we will be known,” Sanders says.
Judging by the diamond-encrusted watch on Lewis’s wrist that he wore around media day which retails for what some might consider a yearly salary, paid, too.
That’s no judgment in this era of the sport. It’s just the new normal that leaves everybody comfortable with knowing there must be some money around as well.
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Deion Sanders Rips on NIL in College Football: ‘It Don’t Make Sense’
Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders took the stage at Big 12 media day in Frisco, Texas on Wednesday. Coach Prime was asked about his thoughts on the current state of NIL in college football and how that has played an affect on not only his team, but other teams in the conference. Sanders admitted that […]

Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders took the stage at Big 12 media day in Frisco, Texas on Wednesday. Coach Prime was asked about his thoughts on the current state of NIL in college football and how that has played an affect on not only his team, but other teams in the conference.
Sanders admitted that he would like there to be a salary cap on players, just like how it is in the NFL.
“I wish it was a cap. The top of the line player makes *this* and if you’re not that type of guy you know you are not going to make that. That’s what the NFL does,” Sanders said. “The problem is you got a guy that is not that darn good, but he could go to another school and that gives him a half a million dollars and you can’t compete with that. It don’t make sense.”
Sanders brought up how there are schools out there that can pay much more money for players than others. It puts coaches that aren’t backed by that type of NIL funding at a major disadvantage.
In the end, most of the teams that get to the finish line during the season in the College Football Playoff are the teams that have the capability to pay the most money.
“All you gotta do is look at the [CFP] and see what those teams spent, and you’ll understand darn well why they’re in the playoffs.”
Deion Sanders on NIL and the current state of college football. pic.twitter.com/BEw21tbaiJ
— Ossacin’s Ducktail (@OssacinDucktail) July 9, 2025
“All you have to do is look at the playoffs and see what those teams spent, and you’ll understand darn well why they’re in the playoffs. It’s kind of hard to compete with somebody who’s giving $25-30 million to a darn freshman class,” Sanders said. “We want to say stuff, but we’re trying to be professional, but you are going to see the same teams darn near at the end, and somebody who sneaks up in there, but the team that pays more is going to be in.”
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Was Sanders throwing a shot at a team like the Ohio State Buckeyes? Ohio State won the National Championship last season and according to their athletic director Ross Bjork, spent “around $20 million” on their players last season.
With NIL being so new in the world of collegiate athletics, it has been difficult to regulate and set rules. Additionally, there is no commissioner of college football. Instead, each conference has their own commissioner, which further complicates things when trying to put rules in place for the sport as a whole.
The reality is, a conference like the Big 12 doesn’t have the NIL opportunity like the schools in the SEC and Big Ten. This issue of not being able to pay the same amount of money for players in recruiting or the transfer portal as the SEC and Big Ten will continue for coaches in the Big 12 conference until something changes.
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In the last few years of collegiate sports, we have seen name, image and likeness, NIL, completely flip the sports world on its head. Many fans across social media and in discussions have made claims that it has ruined the sports they love. While it has changed the way teams function, mainly in football, […]


In the last few years of collegiate sports, we have seen name, image and likeness, NIL, completely flip the sports world on its head. Many fans across social media and in discussions have made claims that it has ruined the sports they love.
While it has changed the way teams function, mainly in football, NIL is an important fundamental right of college athletes. Up until 2019, when California passed the Fair Pay to Play Act, allowing college athletes to earn money from their NILs, the NCAA profited off their names.
However, anytime players or coaches were involved in a situation where they profited from the same thing, they would be punished through suspensions and award reductions. So, it was great to see this glaring hole in the system addressed at the time.
The brand that is the NCAA and the brands that many schools have are built off the production and hard work of college athletes. Not to be compensated for that and reap the same benefits that top brands like SEC schools and Big Ten schools do is a major shortfall for college athletes.
It’s been interesting to see the number of 18- and 19-year-olds becoming millionaires before even touching the field or court. NIL has reshaped recruitment, and many arguments are made that it has destroyed program loyalty. It is a fair case to make; former Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Nico Iamaleava is a perfect example of it.
Over the course of the offseason, Iamaleava looked to renegotiate his NIL deals with Tennessee by seeking more money to stay with the school. This created a heated mainstream media debate and ultimately led to him transferring to the UCLA Bruins after Tennessee wouldn’t come to the table with him.
Program loyalty has been negatively impacted by the rise of NIL deals and the use of the transfer portal. The portal has created the collegiate version of free agency. While both concepts are important to the function of college sports, they must be regulated.
With NIL deals driving recruitment at the high school level and in the portal, players should not be able to force programs into renegotiations with ultimatums of jumping into the transfer portal.
The best place to start is the NCAA, finding ways to collaborate with state governments to standardize rules, preventing bigger athletic programs from abusing these resources. As of now, states make their own laws around NIL compensation, most of which allow booster collectives to influence recruits to commit to their schools with NIL money. The NCAA has clashed with these laws on several occasions, but it is often ignored and rendered powerless.
It would be a complicated road to finding common ground on a universal rule, but all parties should work not to compromise an athlete’s right to profit from their name, image and likeness. What comes to my mind is how beneficial NIL deals are to young athletes who come from difficult economic backgrounds.
Until NIL money was allowed, many athletes from challenging environments had to bank everything they could on making it to the professional level. The probability of making it to the professional level of any sport is low, and even if some make it, not all experience the necessary longevity to benefit financially.
With NIL money, these athletes now have a leg up, and it’s not the end of the world if they don’t make the NFL or NBA. They still receive an opportunity to create financial opportunity without having to wager their whole lives on their sport of choice.
As the era of NIL continues, programs and organizations will only continue to challenge the boundaries of the NCAA’s rules around NIL compensation. The sooner regulation can be made to give athletes and schools a balanced playing field, the sooner tradition and pageantry can be preserved in this modern era of collegiate sports.
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Duke expert just admitted Louisville’s 5-star phenom is a walking nightmare
Louisville basketball’s incoming freshman Mikel Brown Jr. has been the talk of the summer so far, and not just for Louisville fans but the entire nation. The 5-star phenom recently represented Team USA in Switzerland at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup, earning his second gold medal in his young career. While delivering elite performances, […]
Louisville basketball’s incoming freshman Mikel Brown Jr. has been the talk of the summer so far, and not just for Louisville fans but the entire nation. The 5-star phenom recently represented Team USA in Switzerland at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup, earning his second gold medal in his young career. While delivering elite performances, he impressed the rest of the nation.
Brown had experts from all over the world praising him, including some Kentucky fans and announcers, but the glorious silver lining was that Brown is emerging as one of the best players in college basketball. The 6-foot-5 guard showed off his elite playmaking ability the entire tournament, and led Team USA in points, assists, efficiency, and made 3-pointers.
While he was blatantly snubbed of the MVP award, his dominant gold medal run has a Duke expert warning Blue Devils fans of what is to come next season, and they are shivering with fear.
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Duke expert just admitted Louisville’s 5-star phenom is a walking nightmare
Brown went on to average 14.9 points, 6.1 assists, and 2.1 rebounds per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the field and 47.6 percent from the 3-point line. When Brown was on the floor, he controlled the pace of the game while playing his style of play. He was nailing 3-pointers from well beyond the arc while penetrating the defense and either finishing through contact or finding a shooter in the corner.
Louisville fans cannot wait to see him in red and black this upcoming season, playing alongside Adrian Wooley, Isaac McKneely, and Ryan Conwell. Brown should be just as dominant, and considering what’s to come, not only has Cardinals Nation been excited, but it has also left a Duke Blue Devils expert terrified.
Jason Evans, the host of Duke Basketball Roundup, is an expert who put out a social media post over the weekend about the Cardinals’ incoming freshman and warned Duke fans of what is to come.
Ummm, Duke fans… this is what we have to look forward to when we play Louisville this year.
Mikel Brown, Jr. is HIM. https://t.co/WA5sb6MCLi— Jason Evans (@JasonDukeEvans) July 5, 2025
Evans went on to state Brown is “HIM” and was referring to the viral image of Brown soaring through the air and trying to tomahawk and dunk on the New Zealand defender. While some Kentucky experts and fans only view this as a missed dunk, the rest of the nation is realizing this 6-foot-5 185, 185-pound guard is going to be an absolute beast.
Brown is the second-highest commit in program history, and with Pat Kelsey’s addition from the Transfer Portal and the key veterans he brought back, the 5-star guard is poised to break out next season.
Louisville currently has the No. 10 best odds to win the 2026 National Title and the second-best odds to win their first-ever ACC Title. Brown is expected to lead the ship and guide the Cards to their first Title since 2013, and be the first Cardinal selected as a top-five pick in an NBA Draft since Pervis Ellison in 1989.
Related: Louisville basketball’s Mikel Brown Jr. has Kentucky fans admitting the hype is real
For all the latest on Louisville basketball’s offseason and recruiting, stay tuned!
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College athletics the way it was meant to be still exists at Barton
When he was named head football coach at the University of North Carolina, seven-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick proudly proclaimed that the Tar Heels would become the “NFL’s 33rd team.” It’s been reported that former Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg earned upwards of $28 million in Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compensation and endorsements […]

When he was named head football coach at the University of North Carolina, seven-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick proudly proclaimed that the Tar Heels would become the “NFL’s 33rd team.”
It’s been reported that former Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg earned upwards of $28 million in Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compensation and endorsements during his one year with the Blue Devils.
And new N.C. State basketball coach Will Wade was investigated and subsequently fired for allegedly paying players during his time at LSU. With no trace of irony, his ability to pay players and construct a winning roster, primarily through the transfer portal, was cited as the primary reason for his hire by the Wolfpack.
To quote the famous line from Bob Dylan: “The times they are a-changin’.”
The NCAA that most of us know is virtually unrecognizable now. Terms like NIL, transfer portal, conference realignment and House settlement have forever altered the landscape of college sports. There is no question that we are looking at the professionalization of college football and basketball at the Division I level. The term “student-athlete” is nothing but a quaint reminder from the past, and the reality is that most football and basketball players are now more employees than students, and the whole enterprise has become transactional.
NIL legislation started with good intentions a few years ago. Student-athletes should be compensated for their name, image and likeness, especially now that college athletics has become a multi-billion-dollar business. However, NIL is a misnomer, as there were few guardrails put in place by the NCAA, and it quickly evolved into a recruiting inducement and pay-for-play system. To be clear, I don’t begrudge the athletes who are capitalizing; I wish NIL had been around in the 80’s when I played basketball at William & Mary. Back then, I was thrilled with an occasional post-game sandwich and maybe a pitcher of beer!
This new era of college sports is still wildly popular. Stadiums remain full, TV ratings go up every year and donors are spending millions to help build championship-caliber rosters. There is a never-ending chase for more money, and increased spending. And like many of you, I remain a fan and am still captivated by the College Football Playoff and March Madness (both of which are looking to expand, by the way).
I believe strongly in the power of sports to lift people up, to teach valuable lessons and forge lasting relationships. I know it because I lived it as a college basketball player and coach, and now as an athletic director. I know that coaches are educators, leaders, role models and mentors. I know the incredible value that a college degree holds, and the way it can impact a family for generations.
At Barton College, we approach athletics from a transformational standpoint, not a transactional one. We offer life-changing opportunities to our 700 student-athletes, and our focus is guiding them down the path of resilience and growth. You’ll see them not only on the field or court, but also serving as orientation leaders, resident assistants and research associates. While we play to win — and we do it a lot — the biggest “game” on the schedule is always graduation day. Athletics supports the mission and business model of the college, providing a positive and nurturing student-athlete experience, and competing to win in the classroom, in competition and in the Wilson community.
You can root for the Heels, Devils, Pack, or Pirates, but we are Wilson’s hometown college team, and we have no doubt you’ll root for the Bulldogs.
We have great coaches and staff, beautiful facilities, and talented student-athletes who compete at a high level. You know what we are? We’re what college athletics used to be, and what it was meant to be. We may have some navigate the transfer portal and a few Bulldogs dipping their toes into the NIL waters, but most of our student-athletes, including football and basketball players, are here to get a first-class education and to learn and grow as people.
Our games are affordable and many are free, and you can bring your kids onto the field or court after the game for a photo, no problem.
I look forward to seeing how Belichick and Wade do, and I’ll be rooting for Cooper Flagg.
But mostly, I’m proud to be part of the team, Wilson’s hometown team, at Barton College, where we still do it the right way.
Ken Tyler is Vice President and Director of Athletics at Barton College. A former NCAA Division I basketball player and coach in Divisions I, II and III, Tyler has spent over 30 years in college athletics. Prior to Barton, he served as Director of Athletics at the University of Mary Washington and West Virginia Wesleyan College. Tyler resides in Wilson with his wife Dr. Leona Ba Tyler.
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Thomas Castellanos just picked his biggest fight yet, fighting against the Playoff
This offseason, Florida State transfer quarterback Thomas Castellanos has lived in the headlines, and it hasn’t been for his performances at Florida State’s Spring Practices. During an interview, Thomas Castellanos aimed at Alabama, saying that the Crimson Tide no longer have Nick Saban to save them when the teams face off to start the season. […]

This offseason, Florida State transfer quarterback Thomas Castellanos has lived in the headlines, and it hasn’t been for his performances at Florida State’s Spring Practices. During an interview, Thomas Castellanos aimed at Alabama, saying that the Crimson Tide no longer have Nick Saban to save them when the teams face off to start the season. In the same interview, Castellanos threw his teammates under the bus, claiming he finally has talent around him.
While Thomas Castellanos has challenged Alabama and his former Boston College teammates, he was challenging an opponent giving his side of transferring which didn’t make it all that bad even if he made himself a target. Thomas Castellanos’ latest challenge may be his boldest yet, and most likely a battle he has no chance of winning.
Thomas Castellanos becomes the 6th athlete to appeal the NCAA House Settlement
On Monday Night, a 6th athlete filed a notice of appeal regarding the NCAA House Settlement with an objection to the College Football Playoff’s role in the settlement.
A sixth notice of appeal regarding House-NCAA settlement has been filed. This one is on behalf of Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos, whose objections included the College Football Playoff’s role in, and legal coverage from, the settlement
— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) July 7, 2025
Among the thousands of athletes in College sports, only 6 have filed appeals, with Castellanos being the most high-profile of the group. The argument Thomas Castellanos has with the House Settlement is an intriguing argument but, when it’s actually resolved will be a bigger question.
The biggest objection Thomas Castellanos has with the NCAA House Settlement is the role the College Football Playoff plays in the settlement. The College Football Playoff plays a massive part in the revenue, and based on the little information given about the appeal indicates it has significant coverage from the settlement.
The biggest impact that Castellanos and everyone else in the appeal has is on the former college athletes. The NCAA was ordered to issue $2.8 billion in back payments to former athletes but, the payments can’t be made until there are no outstanding appeals which will delay when former players receive their payments.
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