Here's everything that happened this week at the NIL Store!
Michigan State & Loyola Join the Family!
It was a busy week of additions for the NIL Store as we announced both Michigan State and Loyola (Chicago) as our newest NIL licensees!
This means officially licensed merch will be available to every Michigan State and Loyola student-athlete in their own personalized locker rooms.
For those keeping track at home, that brings our current NIL Store family to: Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Virginia Tech, Michigan State, San Diego State, Iowa State, Loyola, DePaul, Dayton and FGCU.
JUST IN: The NIL Store powered by @campus_ink has announced @MSU_Athletics as its newest NIL licensee!
— The NIL Store (@nil_store) September 12, 2022
Every Michigan State athlete will have the opportunity to sell officially licensed @MSUGear!
🔜 @MSUNILStore https://t.co/oP6rG97hQg
Connecting Businesses to NIL
Lindsay Quick wrote a great blog recapping the Illinois football tailgate last weekend, where Illinois basketball players Skyy Clark and Jayden Epps earned compensation.
What was cool about this event? It was a tailgate that was pieced together by a number of local businesses: 217 Mortgage, The Nate Evans Group and Country Financial - The Beaty Agency.
"Partnering with the collegiate athlete, local businesses are now able to leverage their brands to bring a connection to the community that previously didn't exist," said Nate Evans.
a local business, student athletes, and a merch company host a tailgate.... yeah you read that right. check out how we pulled it off! #ill #ini pic.twitter.com/kl3hEBgD5Y
— Campus Ink (@campus_ink) September 14, 2022
Jason Bergman Joins the Pod
The NIL Show podcast episode 16 featured an incredible discussion with Jason Bergman, CEO of MarketPryce.
Jason is one of the top voices in the NIL Space, with MarketPryce serving as a marketplace that connect student-athletes to businesses as marketers.
Jason shares insight on his professional journey, the early days of MarketPryce and how he has adjusted the business as NIL has progressed.
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