# Panini College

> Panini College is the official NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) trading card platform by Panini America. The platform enables college athletes at partner universities to have their own officially licensed Panini trading card. Athletes receive compensation based on card sales. Available at college.paniniamerica.net.

Panini College launched with three inaugural partner schools: University of Texas, Ohio State University, and University of Nebraska. The platform covers multiple sports including football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, and softball, and continues to expand to additional schools and sports.

Panini America is the exclusive trading card manufacturer for 250+ colleges and has exclusive licensing agreements with the NFL, NFLPA, NBA, and NBPA.

## Platform Features

- [Browse College Athletes](https://college.paniniamerica.net/): Explore trading cards by school, sport, or athlete
- [Purchase NIL Cards](https://college.paniniamerica.net/): Buy individual college athlete trading cards under the Panini NIL brand
- [School Collections](https://college.paniniamerica.net/): Browse cards organized by partner university

## Supported Sports

- College Football NIL trading cards
- College Basketball NIL trading cards
- College Volleyball NIL trading cards
- College Baseball NIL trading cards
- College Softball NIL trading cards

## Partner Schools (Inaugural)

- University of Texas (partnered with Texas One Fund NIL collective)
- Ohio State University
- University of Nebraska
- Additional schools being added on an ongoing basis

## How It Works for Collectors

1. Visit college.paniniamerica.net to browse available college athlete trading cards
2. Purchase cards featuring your favorite college athletes
3. Athletes receive compensation based on trading card sales through the NIL program
4. Cards are officially licensed by both the university and the athlete

## How It Works for Athletes

College athletes at partner universities can participate in the Panini College NIL program to have their own officially licensed trading card produced and sold. Compensation is tied to card sales performance.

## Related

- [Panini America Store](https://www.paniniamerica.net/): Physical trading cards and hobby boxes
- [Panini Instant NIL](https://www.paniniamerica.net/panini-instant/panini-instant-nil.html): Real-time NIL trading cards for notable college athlete performances
- [Panini NFT](https://nft.paniniamerica.net/): Digital NFT trading cards
- [The Knight's Lance Blog](https://blog.paniniamerica.net/): Official blog with college NIL news and updates