PITTSBURGH, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 16: Pittsburgh quarterback Jayden Rashada, 5, hits Folsom during the first quarter of a game at Pittsburgh High School on Friday, September 16, 2022 in Pittsburgh, CA. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area Newsgroup)

Pittsburg High’s Jaden Rashada is graduating from the University of Florida and will reopen two weeks before the next contract term.

Florida reportedly awarded five-star quarterback on Friday request for his release From the agreement he signed last month after the $13 million name, image and likeness deal he signed with the Gator Collective, the independent university’s fundraising arm, ended.

On.3.com He was the first to report on Rashada’s release.

Rashada visited Arizona this weekend, According to 247Sports.comThe quarterback’s father, Harlen, played defensive back for the Sun Devils in the early 1990s, and the school’s new coach, Kenny Dillingham, tried to recruit Rashada to Oregon when he was offensive coordinator at Eugene. bottom.

“It would make sense for him,” Rashada’s Pittsburgh coach Victor Galli told the Bay Area Newsgroup on Friday. “His dad went there. It’s a good school.” and we are here, we are in Pac-12, close to home.

“I will support him in whatever he does. For his sake, I just want him to solve this problem. It’s possible and I’m looking forward to seeing what he does.My concern is for Jaden and his well-being and for him to get a chance to play football.”

Gulli, who retired from coaching at the end of last season, saw the 6-foot-5, 190-pound Rashada throw for 3,055 yards and 32 touchdowns, scoring 419 yards and 7 touchdowns, and pitching Pittsburgh. led to the state championship game. autumn.

“I want him to have fun,” Gali said. “Towards the end of the season, I think he really enjoyed what we were doing. I saw him competing, smiling, having a good time, playing football. He thinks a lot about his next move. He’ll be fine.”

Pittsburgh’s new coach, Charlie Ramirez, said in a text that he and 19-year-old Rashada spoke the other day.

“I have no doubt he will choose a school where he can bounce back from this ordeal and grow as a student-athlete,” Ramirez said. “He’s great at focusing on what’s important to him: community and family. Maintaining these principles helps him find the right fit.”

Gurry said the story isn’t easy.

“I know the whole process was pretty stressful for him before all this stuff,” Galli said. I thought the place where I could hone my skills was over, and I hope I have the chance to do something really good in college and play on Sundays one day.

“I want this to end for him so he can focus on being a college student, playing football and having fun. I know he loves the game. I feel bad for him and I want this to end for him so he can go and fulfill the purpose for which he was born.