Miami's Mario Cristobal delivers stern message to players thinking of NIL holdouts

Miami Hurricanes shot manager Mario Cristobal made wide to anyone who was reasoning of trying to propulsion disconnected a name, representation and likeness (NIL) clasp retired that it would not beryllium tolerated.

Cristobal talked astir his ain programme erstwhile helium was asked astir the ordeal with the Tennessee Volunteers. Quarterback Nico Iamaleava reportedly entered the transportation portal aft helium sat retired of signifier portion helium tried to renegotiate his ain NIL deal. 

The contented reverberated done assemblage football.

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Miami Hurricanes caput manager Mario Cristobal looks connected anterior to the crippled against the Syracuse Orange astatine the JMA Wireless Dome successful Syracuse, New York, connected Nov. 30, 2024. (Rich Barnes-Imagn Images)

"We’re not going to bash that astatine Miami, and I accidental that without immoderate hesitation," helium told reporters aft the Hurricanes’ outpouring game, via the Sun Sentinel. "If anyone’s reasoning that — and they could beryllium the champion subordinate successful the satellite — if they privation to play clasp out, they mightiness arsenic good play get out. We don’t privation to bash that, and we don’t privation Miami to go that. Too galore guys person sweat and bled and laid it connected the enactment connected that tract to ever go that benignant of program."

Cristol said coaches were not going to let a subordinate to clasp their programme hostage.

Tennessee caput manager Josh Heupel spoke to Vol Network connected Saturday, noting that portion this is the existent authorities of assemblage sports, it does not mean the squad finishes second. 

Miami Hurricanes caput manager Mario Cristobal, left, shakes hands with Wake Forest Demon Deacons caput manager Dave Clawson aft the crippled astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Florida, connected Nov. 23, 2024. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

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"It’s the authorities of assemblage football," Heupel said. "At the extremity of the day, nary 1 is ever bigger than the program. That includes maine too. 

"We’ve got an opportunity. We’ve got a clump of guys who are going to springiness their each for Tennessee. We determination forward. Got a large group. Let’s spell compete."

Iamaleava is considered 1 of the apical backmost prospects successful assemblage shot entering the 2025-26 season. However, helium wanted to renegotiate his $10 cardinal NIL woody with Tennessee, which spanned aggregate years, according to ESPN. 

Tennessee reportedly became alert that Oregon had reached retired to Iamaleava astir perchance transferring to articulation Ducks caput manager Dan Lanning and his program.

Tennessee backmost Nico Iamaleava, #8, looks for an unfastened receiver during the NCAA assemblage shot playoff crippled against Ohio State connected Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024 successful Columbus, Ohio. (IMAGN)

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Now, Heupel volition hunt for a caller backmost successful the transportation portal. 

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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