NiJaree Canady of the Texas Tech softball team is one of three Big 12 Conference athletes to land NIL deals with Venmo.

Ultimately, Canady told ESPN, her choice came down to Texas Tech or a return to Stanford. No offense to the fine folks of Lubbock, but Canady has to be among the few to ever make the decision she did.

Editor's note: A previous version of this file was published ahead of the WCWS championship series.It has been updated to reflect NiJaree Canady's new NIL deal at Texas Tech. One year removed from ...

Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady celebrates during the first game of the NCAA softball Women's College World Series finals against Texas in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Texas Tech superstar pitcher NiJaree Canady has the Red Raiders one game away from a national championship, and it appears she'll be running it back for the 2026 season.

Texas Tech is in the NCAA softball world series final because of a Stanford transfer who couldn’t see past $1 ... Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady may win it all & lose despite $1 million NIL ...

Ranked No. 1 in the nation, the Texas Longhorns could face the 2024 player of the year in NiJaree Canady, the former Stanford star now at Texas Tech.

Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady led her team to a 1-0 shutout victory over Ole Miss in their Women's College World Series debut. Canady's dominant performance included 10 strikeouts, ...

Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady expressed confidence in the team's ability to bounce back. OKLAHOMA CITY — It's just Game 1. That's the message the Texas Tech softball team was sending after ...