Faculty Soccer Offseason Buzz: Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar Denied sixth Season

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Here is an offseason tracker for buzz throughout the school soccer panorama.

Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar's injunction for a sixth season of eligibility has been denied, and he'll now go professional, per ESPN. Aguilar was beforehand granted a short lived restraining order in his lawsuit in opposition to the NCAA as he sought an additional 12 months of eligibility, which might've enabled him to proceed enjoying for the Volunteers this fall. Aguilar performed the primary two seasons of his collegiate profession at Diablo Valley (2021-22), adopted by two seasons at Appalachian State (2023-24) earlier than transferring to Tennessee for the 2025 season.

Curt Cignetti will get a elevate It is received to be cool to get two raises in 4 months!

The Indiana Hoosiers have raised their head coach's wage to $13.2 million by way of the 2033 season, per ESPN. This deal comes within the wake of Indiana successful its first Nationwide Championship in program historical past in January and already elevating Cignetti's wage to $11.6 million in October.

Furthermore, this elevate makes Cignetti the second-highest paid coach in school soccer. Since Cignetti took over in Bloomington for the 2024 season, the Hoosiers are a mixed 27-2, highlighted by going 16-0 en path to successful the Nationwide Championship final season.

North Illinois head coach Thomas Hammock leaving for NFL Hammock is leaving NIU to grow to be the operating backs coach for the Tremendous Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks, in line with CBS Sports activities. Over Hammock's seven seasons as NIU's head coach (2019-25), the Huskies went a mixed 35-47, a stint highlighted by three bowl recreation appearances and a win at South Bend in opposition to Notre Dame in 2024. Hammock, who performed operating again at NIU, was beforehand a operating backs coach for the Baltimore Ravens from 2014-18, amongst different assistant teaching stints.

4-star prospect de-commits from Michigan Peter Bourque, a four-star quarterback out of Massachusetts within the 2027 class, reopened his recruitment on Feb. 17. Bourque had been verbally dedicated to Michigan in Aug. 2025 beneath earlier head coach Sherrone Moore.

Michigan finds its DT coach The Wolverines are hiring Vanderbilt defensive position coach Larry Black to be new head coach Kyle Whittingham's defensive sort out coach, per ESPN. Black was Vanderbilt's defensive position coach from 2022-25 and beforehand held the identical position at Toledo from 2019-21.

In different information, Michigan has reportedly parted methods with common supervisor Sean Magee. Michigan can be anticipated to half methods with Sam Popper, its director of recruiting, and Albert Karschnia, its director of participant personnel.

SEC cuts huge checks to its members The SEC is distributing greater than $1 billion to its 16 universities for the 2024-25 fiscal 12 months, which ended final August. The entire distribution jumped greater than $200 million from the earlier 12 months. The present whole consists of $37.4 million retained by universities that participated within the Faculty Soccer Playoff and bowl video games.

The quantity distributed from the convention workplace, together with bowl income retained by individuals, averaged $72.4 million for faculties with full 12 months monetary participation. Oklahoma and Texas, which joined the convention in July 2024, obtained distributions of $2.6 million and $12.1 million, respectively, associated to CFP and bowl participation and designated NCAA funds. The $72.4 million common per college is roughly $18.6 million above the 2023-24 common of $53.8 million for full members.

The payout for the 14 faculties receiving a full share consists of income generated from tv agreements, postseason bowls, the CFP, the SEC title recreation, the SEC males's basketball match and NCAA championships.

The NCAA denied Chambliss a waiver enchantment for a sixth 12 months of eligibility on Wednesday. Chambliss transferred to Ole Miss after 4 years at Ferris State, a Division II establishment. He started the 12 months because the Rebels' backup, however after an damage to starter Austin Simmons, Chambliss stepped up and led Ole Miss all the way in which to the CFP semifinals.