Jackson Cantwell Commitment: Miami Hurricanes football lands top recruit
Nixa High School’s Jackson Cantwell picked Miami (Florida) as his college destination during a ceremony on Tuesday afternoon in Nixa.
Since committing to the Miami Hurricanes football program, Nixa offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell has been the source of much online argument because of national reports of what he’ll receive in Name, Image and Likeness compensation.
Some reporters covering the Hurricanes’ football program believe such reports of his compensation resulted from intentional leaks by the other programs pursuing the top-ranked recruit. Cantwell’s family has downplayed the extent of the compensation and its impact on his decision to commit to the Hurricanes.
“It’s just a blessing to get paid to play the game I love,” Cantwell said Tuesday when asked directly about NIL, while also praising the work done by his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. “There are so many people who dream about getting to do that. The NFL is usually the end-goal, and it is for me as well.”
Jackson Cantwell calls out national college football reporter
National college football reporter Pete Nakos of On3 Sports reported a week before Cantwell’s decision that Miami had offered him a $2 million NIL deal, which was said to be the most of any school.
While Cantwell talked up his relationship with the Miami coaching staff and its ability to develop offensive linemen into NFL prospects, the report still led many to believe the only reason Cantwell picked Miami over schools like Georgia, Oregon and Ohio State was because of money.
In a one-on-one interview with DawgNation, a Georgia website that attended Cantwell’s commitment, Cantwell called out Nakos for the report.
“It’s not the same narrative that people like Pete Nakos are pushing right now,” Cantwell said. “The false narrative that…
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Publish date : 2025-05-15 19:14:00
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