College Players Trading Cards (NIL)

[visitingcock]

Topps/Fanatics playing cards to be sold. The only wbb player identified thus far is Aliyah Boston who has an individual deal.

It's interesting that a number of schools have signed exclusives. Can they do that? The NIL rights belong to the student athletes - not the school. So, how can the schools tie up the student athletes rights in an exclusive contract?

Furthermore, don't these school-based agreements constitute "collective NIL deals" that the NCAA opposes?

I kind of like the idea of the collective that would allow a "minimum payment" to every player on the team, but the cards of the Bostons, Bueckers, Clarks and Haley Jones of the world are going to far exceed the sales of most of their teammates.

Oh well, new territory; Fanatics and Topps announce trading card agreements for college football and basketball

 

[stwainfan]

I been a sports card collector for years. This is something new.

 

[visitingcock]

I been a sports card collector for years. This is something new.

Yeah. It will be interesting to follow. Will there be freshman cards? Senior cards, etc?

What info will be on the backside? For example, will Boston's list her Freshman of the year awards? Her junior Player of the Year? Her two-time Academic Player of the Year awards? Or just stats?

 

[GamecockFam]

I'm no expert, but they probably need separate contracts with each university to have exclusive rights to trademarked logos and jerseys on the cards.

 

[stwainfan]

Yeah. It will be interesting to follow. Will there be freshman cards? Senior cards, etc?

What info will be on the backside? For example, will Boston's list her Freshman of the year awards? Her junior Player of the Year? Her two-time Academic Player of the Year awards? Or just stats?

I guess it would be something similar to nfl and nba cards.