Though the uncertainty over Jaden Rashada’s Florida Gators future ended Tuesday when he requested a release from his letter of intent, the fallout is ongoing. Here are three thoughts about what’s next after a $13 million name, image and likeness dispute helped cost UF of one of the nation’s top quarterback prospects.
This NIL stain will be hard for UF to remove
After coach Billy Napier spent last offseason saying name, image and likeness “should and will be a strength” at UF, I asked him in July if he thought it was one already. His answer: “I do.”