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6-foot pitching prodigy NiJaree Canady has recently signed the highest-ever NIL deal for a softball player. After entering the transfer portal on June 17, 2024, many teams across the nation were ...
NiJaree Canady NIL deal In the era of name, image and likeness deals for college athletes, Canady’s value to Texas Tech and the school’s desire to bring her into the program can be quantified.
Texas Tech Red Raiders pitcher NiJaree Canady (24) celebrates her team’s 2-1 victory over the Florida State Seminoles in the NCAA WCWS Super Regionals on Friday, May 23, 2025.
Canady signed a one-year, $1,050,024 NIL contract with Texas Tech's NIL collective, The Matador Club, last July when she transferred to the Red Raiders from Stanford for the 2025 softball season.
NiJaree Canady handles pressure, makes $1 million-plus NIL deal pay off for Texas Tech Updated May. 13, 2025 3:22 p.m. ET Associated Press ...
“Nija Canady is the most electrifying player in softball. She’s box office and she goes out every day and competes,” Canady’s manager, Derrick Shelby, told ESPN just hours before Game 3.
Canady's first two years of college have been nothing short of miraculous. She has led the nation in ERA each of the last two years, holding opponents to 0.57 as a freshman and 0.65 last year.
When Canady and her NIL payments were mentioned in a question during Glasco’s post-game news conference, the first-year Texas Tech coach pushed back.
Texas Tech softball player NiJaree Canady was one of the guest speakers during the Women in Sports seminar as part of the Forbes Under 30 Summit on Wednesday in Cincinnati. Sharing the stage with ...
OKLAHOMA CITY — NiJaree Canady has achieved almost everything since transferring to Texas Tech from Stanford and signing an NIL deal worth just over $1 million. She has led the Red Raiders to ...
NiJaree Canady handles pressure, makes $1 million-plus NIL deal pay off for Texas Tech The star pitcher quickly acclimated at Texas Tech after transferring in from Stanford. By The Associated Press ...