CHICAGO - The Rutgers NIL Store powered by Campus Ink is officially open for business, featuring NIL merchandise for more than 90 Scarlet Knight athletes. Part of the NIL Store network, the Rutgers NIL Store is every Rutgers fan’s one-stop-shop to support their favorite Scarlet Knights athletes and place industry-leading payments directly into their pockets. “The partnership with Campus Ink provides our student-athletes with a tremendous opportunity to harness the power of the personal brands they have built and capitalize on their athletic success,” said Rutgers Athletic Director Pat Hobbs. “It is also an opportunity for our fan base to show their Rutgers pride while supporting our student-athletes through officially licensed merchandise.” All merchandise on the Rutgers NIL Store is officially licensed by Rutgers University. Rutgers Athletes Sign Up Here! This is just the start. The Rutgers NIL Store team will create unique core products and custom merch drops, while also adding jersey options at a later date. Each student-athlete’s locker room includes a collection of core products which feature personalized names and numbers for applicable athletes. The NIL Store has opened stores throughout the college athletics landscape, including across the Big Ten footprint with institutions such as Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue and Penn State. ABOUT CAMPUS INK AND THE NIL STORE Backed by Mark Cuban, Campus Ink expanded into the Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) space in 2021 and launched the NIL Store, which serves as a merchandising solution for student-athletes and schools. The NIL Store operates with the firm belief that every student-athlete has an opportunity to capitalize on their NIL. Campus Ink was founded in 1947 on the campus of the University of Illinois and was reimagined in 2015 with an office in downtown Chicago and a production facility in Urbana, Il where the company handles all of its own production and fulfillment. About Rutgers Athletics The Rutgers Department of Intercollegiate Athletics (Rutgers Athletics), comprised of 24 men's and women's varsity sports serving more than 730 student-athletes, is a member of the Big Ten Conference and governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Rutgers is the Birthplace of College Football, hosting the first-ever collegiate matchup on Nov. 6, 1869, a 6-4 victory over Princeton. Rutgers Athletics is uniquely positioned in the nation's largest media market with over seven million television households, along with access to Big Ten Network and its nearly 60 million homes across the U.S. and Canada. Established in 1766, Rutgers University is the State University of New Jersey and eighth-oldest higher education institution in the country. As a premier academic institution, Rutgers is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities. Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for all of the latest news and updates. Also visit ScarletKnights.com for additional information on Rutgers Athletics. ###