The Minority Leadership Initiative is a new program under the John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation.
The former Penn State hockey forward became an unrestricted free agent this past Sunday.
"I absolutely see a spring season being viable for football and all of our fall sports. We turned to that pretty quickly Tuesday afternoon and evening."
The NCAA said a "short-term delay" could be necessary due to the coronavirus pandemic.
McDaniel was the Big Ten's second-best scorer during the 2019-2020 season.
The wide receiver will move to New York on a one-year deal after a one-year stint with the Carolina Panthers.