Jaden Rashada is suing Florida football head coach Billy Napier. The former four-star quarterback’s litigation centers around Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) promises made during his high school recruitment.<\/p>\n
In the court filing<\/a>, Rashada’s representation claims that in inducing him to flip from his commitment from Miami to Florida<\/a>, NIL promises were made that were not upheld.<\/p>\n The amount in question is $13.85 million which was used to entice Rashada from Miami to Florida. Rashada is currently with Georgia<\/a>, having transferred to the SEC program<\/a> this offseason.<\/p>\n The complaint alleges “fraudulent inducement” and says this is typical of NIL’s involvement where “wealthy, win-at-all-cost alumni insert themselves into college football\u2019s recruiting process.” Named in the lawsuit is Hugh Hathcock, a prominent Florida booster. The Gator Collective, an NIL initiative backing the program, is mentioned throughout the court filing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A post shared by 247Sports (@247sports)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n As part of Florida’s recruiting effort Rashad’s representation alleges, “Deceitful promises such as these did indeed convince Jaden to flip and sign a $13.85 million NIL deal with the Gator Collective. But once Jaden committed to UF, rather than make Jaden \u201crich\u201d as promised, these people\u2014with Hathcock leading the charge\u2014changed their tune and went back on their word.”<\/p>\n In the On3 Industry Rankings<\/a>, Rashada was the sixth-highest-ranked quarterback recruit and the No. 73 overall prospect in the 2023 recruiting class.<\/p>\n Florida responded to the court filing this morning (h\/t CBS Sports<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n
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