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I tend to agree GK3 money was possibly the primary factor. That's fine with me. She had an agent handling all the offers from around the country.  The offers kept increasing in value.  She chose the highest one from Texas Tech (by coincidence?) .  They have a new coach this year and have never made the world series.

An article written (a little biased perhaps) at the time of her announced agreement with Texas Tech:

https://stanford.rivals.com/news/nijaree...r-nil-deal

Stanford softball star pitcher NiJaree Canady has announced that she is transferring to Texas Tech, a program that is coming off a season in which they went...8-16 in the Big XII.

You might wonder why one would leave Stanford, a program that has reached the Women's College World Series back-to-back seasons all the while being one of the top universities in the world for a Texas Tech program that has never reached the College World Series, hasn’t made the NCAA tournament since 2019, and can’t hold a candle to Stanford academically. The answer is very simple: $1.05M. That’s how much Texas Tech is offering to pay her per season, made possible by boosters John and Tracy Sellers.

While Stanford was comfortably offering her six figures to stay, my reporting indicates it was likely in the range of $200-$350K per year.

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I tend to agree GK3 money was possibly the primary factor. That's fine with me. She had an agent handling all the offers from around the country.  The offers kept increasing in value.  She chose the highest one from Texas Tech (by coincidence?) .  They have a new coach this year and have never made the world series.

An article written (a little biased perhaps) at the time of her announced agreement with Texas Tech:

https://stanford.rivals.com/news/nijaree...r-nil-deal

Stanford softball star pitcher NiJaree Canady has announced that she is transferring to Texas Tech, a program that is coming off a season in which they went...8-16 in the Big XII.

You might wonder why one would leave Stanford, a program that has reached the Women's College World Series back-to-back seasons all the while being one of the top universities in the world for a Texas Tech program that has never reached the College World Series, hasn’t made the NCAA tournament since 2019, and can’t hold a candle to Stanford academically. The answer is very simple: $1.05M. That’s how much Texas Tech is offering to pay her per season, made possible by boosters John and Tracy Sellers.

While Stanford was comfortably offering her six figures to stay, my reporting indicates it was likely in the range of $200-$350K per year.