UNC-NIL Collective signs Maye amid transfer and offer rumors UNC quarterback Drake Maye has not heard any financial offers for a direct transfer, but people have reached out to his agent.
, the high school coach said in an interview this week on ESPN.
And Heels4Life, an organization formed to support UNC football players, signed Maye for a “very fair amount,” the group’s executive director told ESPN.
“Drake embodies the bond Carolina has with its student-athletes,” Heels4Life Executive Director Graham Boone told WRAL on Friday.
“Drake is a tremendous representative of our campus and community, and we look forward to showing our support.
” Boone said he would not disclose the value of May’s contract.
However, financial numbers have been released for the quarterback, who is expected to be a first-round NFL pick once he is eligible for the 2024 draft.
UNC coach Mack Brown said Maye, who was named ACC Player of the Year, has an offer.
He did not reveal the name of the school that would recruit May, saying it would require a “huge amount of money” to transfer, but he did list its top recruiting rankings.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi has publicly stated that he heard Maye had offers of $5 million from two schools.
May’s father was a quarterback for the Tar Heels.
One of his brothers is a former UNC basketball player and another is a current member of the team.
After the loss to Clemson in the ACC Championship Game, Maye announced on social media that he would return to Chapel Hill for a third season, saying, “It means something to wear that Carolina blue.
” program,” Boone said.
“As Brown looks to restore the program’s national profile, Drake and many other players showed Carolina that we are here.
” Brown told reporters this week He repeatedly mentioned Heels4Life at the press conference.
UNC AD’s Bubba Cunningham publicly endorsed the group earlier this month and called on supporters to help.
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Boone became CEO of Heels4Life in August.
“The first few months were very unique,” he said.
Part of that was May’s rise.
Maye competed for the starting spot in fall camp, but emerged as a Heisman candidate as the season progressed.
UNC started the season 9-1, but lost its next three games.
More than a dozen UNC players entered the transfer portal after the season, including former top recruits.
However, losing Maye would have been a devastating blow given his family ties to the program and his success on the field.
Boone told ESPN: “We wanted to make sure he had no interest in going anywhere else.
” Maye was involved in Brown’s hiring of a new offensive coordinator.
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May signed with the CAA Sports Agency in September after his debut.
One of the most prestigious agencies in the world is responsible for representing his NIL.
He has also collaborated with Heels4Life.
Mays told ESPN: “The other schools didn’t offer anything directly to me or my family.
The Mayses were never told anything, they weren’t offered anything.
He added to ESPN: “Some people emailed my high school coach about this.
” That’s mainly what happened, people contacted my agent and some of the NIL media people.
” Schools are prohibited from contacting players who are not in the transfer portal.
Coaches across the NCAA have complained about third-party contact, or, in Brown’s words, “tampering.
” “Drake was offered a lot of money to go to different schools, and that’s manipulation.
“It’s 100 percent manipulation,” Brown said.
“But he was offered money.
” “The NCAA needs to take a very close look at tampering and people paying it forward and getting through.
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