CHICAGO, Dec. 28, 2023 –  Campus Ink's NIL Store, a leader in NIL merchandise, is excited to announce a partnership program in collaboration with NIL’s trading card leader, ONIT Athlete. 

The new initiative will allow ONIT Athlete’s innovative trading card offerings to be available for sale on Campus Ink’s wide-ranging NIL Store network of schools, as well as individual trading cards to be sold in each players locker room where available. 

“Campus Ink is committed to providing a diverse array of NIL revenue opportunities for athletes while continuing to contribute significant royalties on every sale,” said Steven Farag, CEO & Co-Founder of Campus Ink. “OnIt has proven to be NIL’s leader in trading card collectibles and they are aligned in our vision of keeping athletes first in the NIL space.”

The additional product variation will introduce more product offerings to the NIL Store’s existing array of merchandise, while still providing record-breaking revenue sharing opportunities for student athletes.

“Campus Ink’s NIL Store has always put athletes first and, at OnIt Athlete, we want to align our brand with like minded companies that provide industry leading compensation to collegiate athlete, said Sheridan Hodson, Co-Founder of ONIT Athlete. “We also want to collaborate with companies that are pushing the needle on innovation.  We are very excited about the partnership with Campus Ink, and the positive impact this collaboration will create for so many collegiate athletes.”

In the coming weeks, Campus Ink will roll out the trading card solution to many schools within its NIL Store Network. 

The news comes on the heels of Campus Ink’s Collective Program launch, which has included Iowa State’s We Will collective and Mississippi State’s Bulldog Initiative collective.

ABOUT CAMPUS INK AND THE NIL STORE

Backed by Mark Cuban, Campus Ink expanded into the Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) space in 2021 and launched the NIL Store, which serves as a merchandising solution for student-athletes and schools across the country. The NIL Store operates with the firm belief that every student-athlete has an opportunity to capitalize on their NIL and should earn industry-leading payouts. Campus Ink was founded in 1947 on the campus of the University of Illinois and was reimagined in 2015 with an office in downtown Chicago and a production facility in Urbana, Ill., where the company handles all of its production and fulfillment.

ABOUT ONIT ATHLETE

ONIT Athlete is the premier player's platform for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) trading cards, and the ultimate resource for college sports fans looking for a unique way to support their favorite athletes. ONIT Athlete was founded with the goal of creating a more engaging, interactive and unforgettable experience for fans and players alike.