Name, Image and Likeness

Louisiana Athletics is committed to providing its student-athletes with ample opportunity to receive compensation for their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). Louisiana has partnered with the nation’s leading industry leaders for Ragin’ Cajuns student-athletes.

Louisiana Athletics, in conjunction with INFLCR, has launched Ragin' Cajuns Exchange to connect student athletes and businesses for name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities.

Free to both student-athletes and commercial enterprises, Ragin' Cajuns Exchange provides a customized portal for communicating with student-athletes and fulfilling NIL transactions.

After registering on the Ragin' Cajuns Exchange, a business will have access to a searchable database of student-athletes with the ability to filter that database through a variety of criteria.

Each business that is compliant with Louisiana's NIL guidelines can message the student-athlete directly in the application or request contact information to begin discussions about any potential NIL transaction.

Ragin' Cajuns Exchange also includes a payment processing tool to securely pay student-athletes and create a 1099 form that lives in the student-athlete's INFLCR app for more efficient tax reporting.

The platform will continue to provide education on NIL issues, including financial literacy and brand building, while providing market research and tracking social media growth and engagement.

Krewe Allons, the Name, Image, and Likeness collective dedicated to support Ragin' Cajuns student-athletes, was established to provide student-athletes with increased brand exposure through a variety of experiences and connections in the community.

Fans can give to the collective with a monthly subscription for as low as $10 a month here. Fans can also make one-time investments through their Cajuns Account and earn priority points, increasing their RCAF Total Investment Model Ranking! Krewe Allons contributions will earn 1 point per $200 contributed! Give here

Krewe Allons will have events throughout the year that fans can attend with proceeds going towards the collective.

Krewe Allons is operated by a board made up of alumni, donors, and former student-athletes, who are dedicated to manage the daily operations, fundraising campaigns, community partnerships and more.

For more information, visit www.KreweAllons.com, or follow Krewe Allons on Twitter/X (@KreweAllons).

Louisiana Athletics and The Brandr Group (TBG) established a group licensing agreement for Ragin' Cajuns student-athletes that allow them to profit off their NIL while utilizing the University's official trademarks and logos.

The partnership with the brand management, marketing and licensing agency, allows for the use of student-athletes' NIL in licensing and marketing programs, co-branded with the logos and marks of the University of Louisiana.

Student-athletes have the option to voluntarily join a group licensing program, with group licensing opportunities facilitated by TBG. Participation in the program will not limit any student-athletes' NIL rights in their individual licensing and marketing activities.

Products that combine team logos and player names and numbers have accounted for a large portion of licensed sports merchandise sales at the professional level for decades, and this program opens the door for the same opportunities for student-athletes at the collegiate level.

Fans can purchase official Louisiana merchandise, including team jerseys, with the name and number of their favorite Ragin' Cajuns players who have joined the respective group licensing program.

Potential licensees interested in learning more about the program should contact Jim Neish at TBG.

The Ragin’ Cajuns NIL Store provides officially licensed merchandising opportunities for Louisiana student-athletes.

The NIL Store powered by Campus Ink has launched a complete NIL merchandise platform for Ragin’ Cajun student-athletes featuring officially licensed NIL apparel.

Through the website, every athlete signed up will possess a personalized locker room which will house their merchandise.

The NIL Store team handles all the creative, product creation, design, marketing, fulfillment and customer service for its student-athletes. Additionally, the NIL Store works directly with student-athletes to educate them on merchandising, marketing and sales trends to develop strategies for optimal success.

Fans can purchase gear from student-athletes who have opted in here.

Athlete’s Thread is a custom apparel brand within the NIL space, and is within the Threadly Brand family, which encompasses Greek House, College Thread, Threadly, and Athlete’s Thread. Threadly has been a company in the licensing apparel industry since 2013, and Athlete’s Thread is the newest addition to the family, focusing on NIL merchandise for every athlete.

Athlete’s Thread allows student-athletes to make money off their NIL and easily. Athlete’s Thread uses a combination of industry leading technology and a world class design team to provide 100% free merch stores for every athlete on campus, regardless of sport, team, gender, or position.

In addition to providing opportunity through custom merchandise, Athlete’s Thread also trains student-athletes to prepare them for careers in business. Athlete’s Thread has trained over 2,500 students and its training program has become the No. 1 Sales and Marketing Internship landing students with jobs in the top companies in the country. Athlete’s Thread helps student-athletes launch their brands today and develop their skills for the careers of tomorrow.

Louisiana has partnered with Opendorse, the leading athlete marketplace and NIL company. Opendorse provides technology and services to the athlete endorsement industry. More than 100,000 athletes use Opendorse to build and monetize their Name, Image and Likeness with support from hundreds of colleges and thousands brands, fans, donors and partners including Team USA, NFLPA, PGA TOUR and more.

The Opendorse-powered marketplace will maximize NIL support for student-athletes. The marketplace promises to mobile the Louisiana fan base and local organizations to best-support its student-athletes.

Now, Louisiana fans, brands, sponsors and donors can browse, book, pitch and pay any Louisiana student-athlete for NIL activities in one compliant platform, built specifically for the student-athlete’s needs.

Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns NIL Marketplace

Athletic Solutions and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns have announced the release of officially licensed Adidas replica football jerseys for Ragin’ Cajuns student-athletes. Jerseys are now available for any football student-athletes who have opted-in with Athletic Solutions.

This partnership will continue to advance NIL opportunities for Ragin’ Cajuns student-athletes.

Athletics Solutions is proud to partner with the Ragin' Cajuns on a NIL merchandise store for all student-athletes opted-in, featuring officially licensed sport specific apparel and gear. Shop their adidas replica football jerseys here: ragincajuns.athsolutions.shop.

RESOURCES

Information from the NCAA regarding Name, Image and Likeness can be found here.

More information on Louisiana Name, Image and Likeness can be found here.

For specific questions, please contact the Louisiana Athletics Compliance Department at compliance@louisiana.edu.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

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