Santaluces Community (Fla.) High School head football coach Hector Clavijo has been suspended from coaching for one year by the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) for an NIL violation.
According to a report from the Palm Beach Post, Clavijo has already been reprimanded by the Palm Beach County School District’s office last month with a written warning that if disobeyed could lead to dismissal.
Related: Florida HS Football Coach Reprimanded for Acting as Unlicensed NIL Agent
The Post reported last month that a Florida high school football player had paid Clavijo at least $7,000 as part of a Name, Image and Likeness contract negotiation. The Palm Beach County School District’s Office of Inspector General found that Clavijo “exploited his relationship with the student athlete” and accepted $7,000, with $5,000 coming via bank transfer and $2,000 via Zelle, from a student-athlete he coached/taught in exchange for acting as an unlicensed NIL agent/negotiator.
If such an arrangement happened, it is a clear violation of the FHSAA NIL Prohibition (Bylaw 9.9), which states that "No school employee, athletic staff member, or representative of a school’s athletic interests (boosters) may engage in NIL representation."
Assistant coach Samuel Putmon has been named the interim head coach for the remainder of the spring at Santaluces Community.
