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Morgan Wrublik, Illinois State Hammer Thrower and More

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Caught on with Morgan Wrublik at the NIL Summit in Atlanta back in June.

Morgan throws the hammer and shot put for the Illinois State Redbirds and is big on social media.

She competed in seven meets during the outdoor season where she finished third in the hammer throw with 48.35m (158′ 7″) at the 2023 EIU Big Blue…Set a personal-best in the hammer throw with 55.16m (181′ 0″) at the Wisconsin Classic and competed in the 2023 MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the hammer throw and shot put.

2022-2023 INDOOR (Jr.) Competed in four meets during the indoor season where she finished third in the weight throw with 15.37m (50′ 5.25″) and finished third in the shot put with 12.68m (41′ 7.25″) at the John Couglan Invite. She set a personal-best in the weight throw with 16.27m (53′ 5.25″) while finishing fourth…Finished second at the 2023 EIU Friday Night Special in the shot put with 13.42m (44′ 0.5″)…

Morgan has aspirations of going to medical school to become a doctor…Member of NHS, 4.0 GPA Award Recipient, 4.5 GPA Award Recipient, four-year Honor Roll member, Illinois State Scholar and AP Scholar at Lemont HS

 

 

Kaimon Rucker, University of North Carolina Linebacker

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Rick is joined by a linebacker from the North Carolina Tar Heels Football Team, Kaimon Rucker.

They talk NIL, football and how he approaches life as a student athlete.

He appeared in 13 games and made 10 starts on the defensive line in 2023. Tied for second on the team with four sacks and tied third with 5.5 TFL. Had 31 total tackles, three hurries and one forced fumble. Had a single tackle and a half sack in season opener at Virginia Tech. Had a pair of stops and one TFL against Georgia State. Had a monster night against Virginia with five tackles, two sacks, two TFL and a forced fumble. Registered five stops and a half TFL at Georgia Tech. Made three tackles against Duke. Had three tackles against Florida State. He had a sack and two tackles at Notre Dame. Registered one tackle and one hurry against Wake Forest. Had three tackles, a half sack and a hurry at Pittsburgh. Made a pair of tackles against Wofford. Made three tackles in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against South Carolina.

Position
Jack

Height
6-1.5

Weight
260

Class
Senior

Hometown
Hartwell, Ga.

High School
Hart County

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Klarke Sconiers, Delaware Women’s Basketball Player

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Rick is joined by Delaware Basketball Team member, Klarke Sconiers.

A fun talk, discussing her career, NIL and more with the Blue Hens senior center.

For the 2022-23 season: 12.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game
• Third-Team All-CAA
• CAA Player of the Week (Jan. 16)
• Put together four 20+ point performances this season (29 at Lehigh, 21 vs. Hofstra); scored in double figures in 20 games
• Had a career-best 29 points and tied her career-high 11 rebounds in UD’s 79-67 road win at Lehigh
• Poured in 18 points in Delaware’s B1G win over Illinois on Nov. 26

WHY DELAWARE?
“I chose Delaware because of the amazing environment and great people that surround this university. I have a great relationship with Coach Sarah and I trust in her vision for this program.”

 

Chase Griffin, UCLA Quarterback from the NIL Summit

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Rick gets a quick talk with UCLA quarterback, Chase Griffin from the NIL Summit in Atlanta.

Griffin is active in NIL and he talks about that along with his philosophy.

Bio:

Enrolled at UCLA in January 2019 and took part in spring practice.

2022
Saw action as a reserve quarterback in two games (Alabama State and at Colorado).

2021
Did not see game action … served as the scout team quarterback for most of the season.

2020
Saw action in 4 games, with starts at Oregon and against Arizona … came off the bench to throw for 4 touchdowns against Stanford while completing 9 of 11 passes on the game … Threw for a season-high 195 yards at Oregon … guided the Bruins to a win over Arizona in a starting role … saw his first career action during the final series of the win against California.

 

Keith Marshall, co-CEO of The Players’ Lounge, Former UGA Football, Former NFL

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Rick is joined by Keith Marshall, former University of Georgia football player, former NFL player and now Co-CEO of The Players’ Lounge, a NIL-focused platform built to empower relationships between current and former college athletes.

Rick was able to attend a panel with Keith in Alpharetta, Ga. Talking about the current NIL landscape, how to best work with student-athletes and how to build a business in the collegiate space. Keith was joined by Matt Hibbs, CEO of Classic City Collective, Chris Smith, Student-Athlete at the University of Georgia, and panel moderator, Kim Hartsock, Office Managing Member of ACG.

Marshall talks candidly about NIL, what The Players’ Lounge is doing and the ever-evolving face of college athletics.

Have a listen.