

Student-Athlete Name, Image & Likeness
"Name, Image, and Likeness" or "NIL" is a common phrase used to refer to an individual’s rights of publicity - the ability to control and use one’s own unique identity for commercial promotion.
Per Colorado law (PDF), student-athletes are permitted to earn compensation from using their NIL, or allowing a non-institutional third party to do so, without harming their intercollegiate eligibility or athletics scholarship.
A permissible NIL activity is like a job: a quid pro quo agreement in which value is exchanged between the student-athlete and a non-institutional third party. The student-athlete earns the compensation by performing a service or otherwise providing value to a third party (a business, a collective or a person). It is up to the third party to determine fair market value of the transaction.
This exchange of value may include, but is not limited to, transactional activities like endorsements and sponsorships, publicity activities such as appearances, autograph sessions or monetizing a YouTube channel as well as entrepreneurial ventures like selling merchandise, conducting sports camps, or operating their own product or service-based business.
NIL OPPORTUNITIES
Buffs NIL Exchange is here!
Businesses, individuals, charities and more
Student-Athletes
Access the Buffs NIL Exchange on your INFLCR app!
The Buffs NIL Exchange is a student-athlete NIL business registry that is designed for businesses, collectives, and individuals wishing to connect with and support CU student-athletes.
Registered businesses can search, filter and initiate conversations with our student-athletes to discuss potential NIL activities. Once a CU NIL Exchange deal between a registrant and a student-athlete is complete, the Buffs NIL Exchange automatically produces a direct payment to the student-athlete as well as a transaction report to the INFLCR Verified Compliance Ledger, as required by Colorado state law. At the end of the year, all transactions within the Buffs NIL Exchange are consolidated into one 1099 Form for tax-reporting purposes for both registrants and student-athletes.
INFLCR VERIFIED
CU Athletics has partnered with INFLCR Verified for NIL Education, Monitoring, and Disclosures. This one-stop app allows student-athletes to easily report transactions, access the INFLCR exchange to connect with companies like Cameo, Spring, and CoachUp, and gain access to NIL-specific education resources
Name, image and likeness is a very exciting time for our student-athletes. Buffs with a Brand will provide all of our student-athletes with the tools they need to capitalize in the open market. They will gain hands-on experience through our unique programming and be provided with the resources to be successful in building a strong personal brand.Rick George, Athletic Director
Buffs with a Brand
Entrepreneurship + Branding + Money Management
Program Overview
Buffs with a Brand is a comprehensive program specifically designed for ALL CU student-athletes to be innovative and successful entrepreneurs in utilizing their Name, Image, and Likeness.
Developed in partnership with the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, the program is strategically designed to cover three foundational pillars: Entrepreneurship, Branding, and Financial Literacy.
Buffs with a Brand workshops provide student-athletes with hands-on, and real-life learning opportunities to apply to their NIL today, or in the future!
PROGRAM PILLARS



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Testimonials
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— Colorado Buffaloes (@CUBuffs) January 20, 2022
"CU Student-Athletes are some of the best ambassadors in this community." Now, they have a direct way to collaborate with businesses, individuals & charities
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— CU Buffs Leadership (@CUBuffsLead) July 1, 2021
Get Involved
Interested in using your NIL? Want to learn how to be a successful entrepreneur? Sign up for Buffs with a Brand here!
Questions? Reach out to Lauren.Unrein@Colorado.edu or Abbey.Shea@Colorado.edu!