The response to the Miami Herald expose “’Red flags on top of red flags’: Problems mount for UM athletics booster John Ruiz.” Sunday has created a buzz. Manny Navarro of The Athletic and Gary Ferman of CaneSport reported that Canes Connection will be the dominant NIL group for the Miami Hurricanes in the future.
Navarro tweeted on Sunday that a source told him that eighty percent of the current name, image and likeness deals for the Miami Hurricanes are through the Canes Connection collective. Ferman stated in his article about future NILs for Miami that “Canes Connection Collective has been well-prepared and funded to take over.