Canes Connection
Miami (FL) · active
Named on Miami's NIL page as managing NIL opportunities through local business partnerships; its own site calls it the official NIL collective of Miami Athletics, founded 2022.
Last verified Nov 1, 2026
At a glance
NIL law
School direct pay / facilitation: Ban on institutions causing NIL compensation removed in 2023 (HB 7-B); pay-for-play and recruiting-inducement limits kept Revenue sharing: No state revenue-sharing statute; a Board of Governors emergency rule lets universities move up to $22.5M a year of non-athletic auxiliary funds to athletics through FY2028 (AP) Disclosure: Removed by the 2023 amendment (AAL) Agent rules: Agents licensed under Fla. Stat. ch. 468, part IX; attorneys must be Florida Bar members
HB 7-B (Feb. 2023): removed the ban on schools and boosters causing NIL pay; expanded required financial-literacy workshops
Resolved from the Florida Senate: the enrolled 2023 HB 7-B removed the 2021 ban on institutional pay; current text at Fla. Stat. § 1006.74. Drake's summary reflects the superseded 2021 text.
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Last verified Nov 1, 2026
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Florida NIL questions
Florida NIL law status: NIL law in force (NIL law). Citation: Fla. Stat. § 1006.74. Dates: Enacted 2020 Effective July 1, 2021. Not legal advice.
NILList covers 7 FBS schools in Florida: Florida International University, University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University, University of Miami, University of South Florida and University of Central Florida.
NILList lists 6 NIL collectives serving FBS schools in Florida: Canes Connection, Florida Victorious, Fowler Avenue Collective, NIL in Paradise, The Battle's End and The Kingdom NIL.
NILList bases this Florida summary on College Football Business state NIL law table (Oct 2026), Florida Senate, Florida Senate, AP News, Athlete Agent Labs and The Drake Group Education Fund, last verified Nov 1, 2026.
Miami (FL) · active
Named on Miami's NIL page as managing NIL opportunities through local business partnerships; its own site calls it the official NIL collective of Miami Athletics, founded 2022.
Florida · active
Linked from UF's NIL page under How to Get Involved, which describes it as striving to be the model NIL entity in collegiate athletics.
South Florida · active
Third-party organization supporting USF athletes through NIL, per a May 2023 USF Athletics release.
Florida Atlantic · active
FAU's NIL in Paradise page calls it the official collective for Florida Atlantic.
Florida State · active
Designated the official NIL collective of Florida State Athletics in Aug. 2025; the Rising Spear Collective was dissolved into it.
UCF · inactive
Formerly called UCF's official NIL collective. Its founder's letter says it concluded operations on June 30, 2025.