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Florida college athletes decry possible delay in compensation law Bobby Caina Calvan Tags:  Florida Rep. Chip LaMarca talks on his phone during a break in a legislative session, Thursday, April 29, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Just when some college athletes in Florida were readying to cash in on their athletic prowess, the state’s Legislature has unexpectedly delayed their ability to hire agents and ink endorsement deals. The curve ball came in a tiny last-minute amendment...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Just when some college athletes in Florida were readying to cash in on their athletic prowess, the state's Legislature has unexpectedly delayed their ability to hire agents and ink endorsement deals. The curve ball came in a tiny last-minute amendment inserted into an education bill in the waning days of Florida's legislative session. “Are we serious right now?? That little black line in a bill with more than 70 pages to continue to screw all these athletes?? Make it make sense," tweeted McKenzie Milton, the quarterback at Florida State University, home to s...

Florida legislature approves proposal to push NIL effective date back to July 1 By The Athletic Staff 11 Comments Florida legislature approved an amendment introduced on the floor of the Senate on Friday to revert the proposed name, image and likeness law's effective date back to July 1, 2021, from July 1, 2022. The proposal passed in both chambers of the state legislature — the Senate and the House of Representatives. Nothing is official, though, until Florida governor Ron DeSantis signs it, which he is expected to do as he has publicly championed it. The proposal also includes language t...

Just 17 days after being introduced as the new inside linebackers coach for the Miami Hurricanes, Travis Williams is leaving UM to become the defensive coordinator at the University of Central Florida as announced on Wednesday. Williams’ hiring at UCF comes two days after the Knights hired former Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn as their head coach. Williams previously served as the linebackers coach under Malzahn at Auburn for the past five years. In his introductory press conference Thursday, Williams said Miami head coach Manny Diaz told him, “You have to take that, it’s a great oppor...

2020 was a trying year that tested the University Students wear facial coverings during the fall semester on the Coral Gables Campus. Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami By Robert C. Jones Jr. 12-14-2020 Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami Collaboration was key for University in 2020 By Robert C. Jones Jr. 12-14-2020 Students, faculty, and staff adapted to a new way of learning, teaching, and working spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. The number stood at seven back in January. That’s how many cases of a mysterious new virus, believed to have started in the Chinese provi...