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Florida will head into the final day of the 2026 #NFLDraft with the most former high school football players selected. 13 former players have gone through the first 100 picks. Georgia has had 12 and Texas 11. See the pick-by-pick list through the first 3 rounds -> highschoolfootballamerica.com/hsfa-draft-tra… #ThisIsHSFootball #playfootball #txhsfb #flhsfb

Corporate partners is the key for NIL deals. Those are repeatable

A billion dollar industry 💰

Asked about 3rd party NIL, Dannen reiterates that you can't just ask donors to write checks to give to athletes through collectives - "that's illegal" - and, what's more, "Donors don’t care for NIL. They’re doing it because they want our coaches to have success." Dannen says the stadium project should be considered an "endowment" on student-athlete compensation. It'll help NU prepare for an "uncapped" world where schools can provide unlimited revenue sharing with athletes.

The Arkansas men's and women's tennis programs spent a combined $2.5 million and brought in $3,284 in revenue for the 2024-25 reporting year, according to the school's NCAA Membership Financial Reporting Survey.

NEW: Cal has posted about 20 new jobs for its 'Strawberry Creek Studios' content venture that it announced shortly after informing staffers of major layoffs. The job postings, reviewed by @FOS, provide insight and suggest a $1M+ investment in the venture. frontofficesports.com/cal-athletics-…

@PeterBurnsESPN 👀

Yes, Mendoza played extremely well last year but putting a player with his character concerns in Las Vegas is just recipe for disaster. Hope I’m wrong. /s

Jeremiyah Love's first paycheck is going straight to the bank. 🏦

Florida makes Thomas Haugh highest-paid college basketball player ever, per report sbnation.com/college-basket…

@KevinOConnor Probably proud.. 🤷🏾‍♂

I wonder what Steve Kerr is thinking watching Jonathan Kuminga go off for the Hawks in the playoffs.

most guaranteed $$ to a rookie RB in their first contract in NFL history: $53.9M - Jeremiyah Love $35.9M - Ashton Jeanty $31.2M - Saquon Barkley $27.2M - Leonard Fournette $26.4M - Reggie Bush $24.5M - Ezekiel Elliott $22.0M - Bijan Robinson $17.8M - Jahmyr Gibbs $17.8M - Omarion Hampton $17.2M - Christian McCaffrey

New #Cardinals RB Jeremiyah Love will make $50.5M fully guaranteed on his rookie contract, the most fully guaranteed money ever given to a RB in NFL history.

As the #13 overall pick, QB Ty Simpson (Alabama) should sign a fully guaranteed 4-year, $25.4M contract with the #Rams, including a $14.9M signing bonus. Simpson reportedly turned down a $6.5M NIL offer to remain in college football. He'll now earn $15.8M in 2026. He's repped by CAA Sports.

OMG @CJMcCollum lol

As the #1 overall pick, QB Fernando Mendoza is expected to sign a 4 year, $57.2M contract with the #Raiders, fully guaranteed, including a $38.1M signing bonus. At $14.3M per year, he'll slot in as the 20th highest average paid QB in football.

Alabama extends its streak with multiple first-round picks to 10 consecutive years.

Fernando Mendoza has removed his "open to work" banner on LinkedIn after being drafted No. 1 overall by the Raiders.

With the first pick in the NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders select Fernando Mendoza. The Heisman winner and national champion just went from a $2.6 million NIL valuation to a $54.5 million four-year NFL rookie contract. Presented by @usbank

Fernando Mendoza's life since transferring to Indiana: IU’s first No. 1 ranking IU’s first football national title IU’s first Heisman Trophy winner Deals with LinkedIn, U.S. Bank No. 1 NFL Draft pick 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

Really no reason that Charlotte hasn’t hosted an NFL draft yet….