Hurricane Helene: NC State athletes donate portion of NIL earnings to relief efforts

After Hurricane Helene passed through North Carolina, a group of approx NC State athletes want to help with relief efforts ZERO. They donate part of their earnings to help this cause.

By One NIL pack – Basic NC state NIL Collective – 48 athletes donated a total of $4,635 to the foundation Samaritan’s purse. The organization is trying to lead the relief effort in western North Carolina as the death toll from the storm continues to rise.

“This idea came from our student-athletes who asked how they could help our neighbors in need,” he said Chris Vurnakesexecutive director of One Pack NIL, in a statement. “This initiative honors NC State’s culture, the leadership of our programs and the values ​​of our student-athletes. It really is NIL for good.”

This collective isn’t the only way NC State athletes are helping the North Carolina relief effort. EDGE Davina Vanna also plays a role as NCSU’s athletics department partners with the family business, Joyful Movingto collect things for those in need.

According to the AP, as of Tuesday afternoon, the death toll from Hurricane Helene as it barreled through North Carolina is approaching 160. The storm made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, and when it passed over Atlanta, it was still a Category 2, with damage continuing in Blue Ridge Mountains as the hurricane moved north.

Hurricane Helene also had an impact on college football. Appalachian State AND Freedom canceled their game in Boone – one of the hardest hit areas in North Carolina – as a result of the storm. Stanford he had to too adjust your travel plans as he was heading ClemsonAND East Tennessee State coach Tre Lamb said On3’s Andy Staples AND Ari Wasserman about his team’s travel problems on the way to the match against Citadel.

Support continues to pour in from across the college football world following the storm. That covers it honest statement With Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitzwho coached at Appalachian State before taking over the job at Columbia.

“I just want to start by saying that my heart, thoughts and prayers are with the people of Western North Carolina,” Drinkwitz said at a news conference Monday. “Of course, my wife and I and family spent some time in Boone, North Carolina, and it was very difficult for us to see the destruction caused by the hurricane.”