Nijel Pack Commits To Miami, Inks Massive NIL Deal With Life Wallet

Kansas State transfer guard Nijel Pack is headed to the Miami Hurricanes. And in the new era of NIL, Pack will also get $800,000 … and a brand-new car.

The 6-foot guard, who entered the portal after the 2021-22 season, linked up with LifeWallet for the biggest deal in the company's history.

This is a monumental get for a Miami athletics department that is flat-out thriving under its expansive NIL program, spearheaded by Ruiz.

He's been active in this space – and it stretches beyond the Pack commitment.

Ruiz and LifeWallet — a company less than a year old — inked Miami basketball guard Isaiah Wong shortly following the season.

The women's basketball program a few days ago also landed twin sisters and former Fresno State stars Haley & Hanna Cavinder (our own Darren Rovell called the Cavinder twins as surefire, top NIL candidates, thanks to a combined TikTok following well north of four million).

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The NCAA has been hands-off with the NIL since July 2021, when it lost the Alston case and deals were implemented.

However, with the latest $800,000 pledge to Pack, make that nearly $4 million in total of the Ruiz coin to be invested into Miami's NIL umbrella.

No player has lost eligibility due to NIL violations, but unlike other NCAA rules — agents, what's forbidden, etc. — each state determines NIL differently.

Pack, meanwhile, recently visited Ohio State. He picked the Hurricanes over OSU, Purdue and other high-profile programs.

Pack's 17.4 points per game last season for the Wildcats was nearly five more than the next-leading scorer. He also chipped in with 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest.