Nine Florida Gators to attend NIL Summit in Atlanta

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nine Florida Gators will head to Atlanta this week for the second annual INFLCR NIL Summit hosted by Student Athlete NIL (SANIL) at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame from June 3-5.

Those nine athletes are also signing a deal with OpenLocker.

OpenLocker will offer autographed collectibles featuring the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) of several UF student-athletes. Those student-athletes include Trinity Thomas (women’s gymnastics), Trevor Etienne (football), Shemar James (football) team, Aliyah Matharu (women’s basketball), Zippy Broughton (women’s basketball), Alex Klatsky (men’s basketball), Elisha Dees (Diving), Morgan Hurd (women’s gymnastics) and Victoria Nguyen (women’s gymnastics).

The cards will range in price from $49 to $89 and also grant access to the Gataverse, an exclusive community for UF fans offering virtual and real-world utility connected to local merchants and national brands. Collectibles featuring the NIL of UF student-athletes are available for purchase in the Gataverse marketplace on OpenLocker’s proprietary FanTech platform. Gataverse members, UF student-athletes and their families receive discounted rates on StayGainesville rental properties which are conveniently located near the university’s stadiums and event venues.

The event begins Saturday, June 3 with the NIL Awards dinner. For the second consecutive year, a pair of Gator women are up for awards. Thomas is among eight nominees for the Female Athlete of the Year. Florida swimmer Emma Weyant, who cannot attend the event, is one of six nominated for Innovator of the Year.

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About Student Athlete NIL
Student Athlete NIL (SANIL) is the only agency of record dedicated solely to assisting brands, universities and student-athletes in navigating the new era of Name, Image and Likeness. By bringing to bear decades of experience in collegiate sports marketing, ubiquitous credibility among industry stakeholders, and a second-to-none understanding of the regulatory environment, our partners are assured that they enter the NIL space equipped with the knowledge, data and insights necessary to take full advantage of the greatest arbitrage opportunity in marketing history.
 
About INFLCR
INFLCR, a Teamworks product, is the leading athlete brand-building and NIL business management app for elite athletic organizations. The INFLCR athlete app educates student-athletes, coaches and staff for the NIL era in a safe and compliant environment, all powered by best-in-class content delivery for student-athletes to access and share content to their social media channels. INFLCR works with more than 4,000 collegiate and professional sports teams with a network of over 75,000 active users.
Impactful new features like the INFLCR Local & Global Exchange provide local and national companies with the ability to find, communicate with, pay, and report NIL transactions with student-athletes, maximizing their NIL earning potential with streamlined reporting for their institution and their personal tax returns.
 
About The College Football Hall Of Fame
The Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame is a 94,256 square-foot interactive experience located in the heart of Atlanta’s sports, entertainment, and tourism district. Adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial Olympic Park, the Hall provides visitors with a highly immersive and engaging experience using a blend of historic college football artifacts and state-of-the-art multimedia exhibits. The National Football Foundation (NFF) established the Hall in 1951 to stand as one of the nation’s premier sports shrines, immortalizing the game’s greatest players and coaches as positive role models for future generations.