Washington's Fabiculanan Signs NIL Deal with C4 Energy Ahead of College Football Playoff
Ahead of Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship, No. 2-ranked Washington's "husky" - hybrid safety and linebacker - Kamren Fabiculanan is getting an extra boost of energy from a recent NIL partnership.
Fabiculanan signed a deal with C4 Energy and is currently promoting the brand's Grape Frost flavor, tapping into Washington's school colors.
The senior defender joins an athlete roster that includes two opponents from this season - Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and USC wide receiver/kick returner Zachariah Branch.
A season ago, C4 signed former college stars C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Bijan Robinson of Texas and feature other NFL pros including Garrett Wilson of the New York Jets and Justin Fields of the Chicago Bears.
Fabiculanan - who had two tackles in the Sugar Bowl against Ewers - will face another high-profile offense when he matches up in the National Championship against No. 1-ranked Michigan, quarterback J.J. McCarthy, running back Blake Corum and wide receiver Roman Wilson.
Coordinated by NIL platform 98Strong, Fabiculanan's C4 Energy partnership first kicked off in early November. His previous NIL deals include Food Lifeline and Montlake Futures, among others.
"We love being able to capitalize on the biggest moments in sports by leveraging NIL," 98Strong Founder and CEO Andrew Mavis told Sports Illustrated. "98Strong is grateful to have amazing partners like C4 which can create moments like this one."
Fabiculanan - who has two interceptions and 16 tackles on the season - shared his thoughts with Pac-12 Network's Yogi Roth after defeating Texas and advancing to the National Championship game.
"It's a sureal feeling," he said. "We put in a lot of hard work in the offseason and to show it in this moment, I couldn't be happier for the team."
Fabiculanan and the Huskies face Michigan for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night at 7:30PM ET on ESPN.
