The Department of Athletics at Wittenberg University, in conjunction with INFLCR, has launched a new platform named Tiger Up Exchange, a partnership created to assist collegiate student-athletes and businesses in developing Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) agreements.

Tiger Up Exchange is a service offered free of charge to Wittenberg student-athletes and the commercial enterprises that use it. The partnership helps administrators in Wittenberg's Department of Athletics customize and manage NIL reporting, while providing approved businesses, collectives, and individuals with a customized portal for communicating directly with student-athletes and fulfilling NIL transactions.

"Wittenberg University has always been a leader in supporting its students. We are leading by providing this NIL platform opportunity for our scholar athletes that choose to participate and the alumni, local businesses and companies that support them," said Wittenberg Director of Athletics Brian Agler '80. "INFLCR Exchange provides the strategy, technology, education and compliance for the scholar athletes that choose to be included in a NIL partnership. It also creates a space for participants and businesses to connect with scholar athletes, and the essential oversight, accountability and education to support us in complying with the ever changing NCAA NIL policies and rules."

After a business, collective, or individual registers on Wittenberg's Tiger Up Exchange, access is granted to a searchable database of Tiger student-athletes. Messages can be sent directly to the student-athletes in the application or a request can be made for the student-athlete's contact information (or that of their representative) to start a discussion about an NIL transaction, provided they are within legal protocols.

Such activities may include autographs, promoting brands on social media, third-party media endorsements, running camps or clinics, providing private sports lessons, personal appearances, and more. INFLCR and Wittenberg will not be a party to the negotiations.

Wittenberg will offer its students-athletes the opportunity to opt-out of the Tiger Up Exchange if they choose. Businesses, collectives, or individuals can learn more about Tiger Up Exchange at this link: Tiger Up Exchange

"We're excited to help Wittenerg provide their student-athletes and local support with the technology to make NIL easier while staying compliant," said INFLCR Founder and President Jim Cavale. "Wittenberg will remain a leader in the DIII space with this INFLCR powered platform."

About INFLCR & Local Exchange

INFLCR, a Teamworks product, is the leading athlete brand-building and NIL business management app for over 250 elite collegiate and professional sports organizations. The INFLCR athlete app educates student-athletes, coaches and staff for the NIL era in a safe and compliant environment, all powered by best-in-class content delivery for student-athletes to access and share content to their social media channels. INFLCR technology also includes the impactful INFLCR Local Exchange, a school-customized NIL exchange where schools can direct businesses, individuals, or collectives seeking to find, communicate with, pay and report NIL transactions with its student-athletes. The INFLCR Local Exchange maximizes the student-athlete's wallet share while streamlining compliance and tax reporting responsibilities.

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Ohio's Executive Order for Name, Image & Likeness permits the University to review draft NIL agreements

- The University will make every effort to review the draft agreement expeditiously, but it cannot guarantee a specific turnaround time.

- If the University identifies a potential conflict of interest, it will contact the student-athlete to discuss the conflict and next steps, including re-submission of the proposed agreement.

All Wittenberg University student-athletes must adhere to the Name, Image & Likeness Executive Order currently in place in the State of Ohio as well as the NCAA Interim Name, Image &; Likeness Policy 

Under the Ohio Executive Order for NIL, Student-Athletes are prohibited from entering into a contract that provides compensation for their name, image or likeness if the contract is associated with any of the following items:

*Any company or brand that manufactures, markets, sells or is associated with a controlled substance, marijuana product, medical marijuana product, alcoholic product, tobacco product, electronic smoking device, vapor product or product or device that consists of or contains nicotine that be ingested into the body.

*Any medical marijuana cultivator, processor, laboratory or retail dispensary licensed under Chapter 3796 of the Revised Code or under the laws of another state.

*Any business engaged in the sale, rental or exhibition for any form of consideration of adult entertainment that is characterized by an emphasis on the exposure or display of sexual activity.

*Any casino or entity that sponsors or promotes gambling activities.

*Any other category of companies, brands or types of contracts that are similar to those described in this executive order that the institution (Wittenberg University) or college communicates to the student-athletes before the student-athlete enrolls at the institution or college or 30-days after this executive order is in effect, if currently enrolled.

In addition, no NIL agreement can do any of the following:

-               Allow NIL compensation contingent on enrollment at a particular institution

-               Allow compensation for athletic participation or athletic achievements

-               Permit compensation for work not performed

For questions about specific provisions of the Executive Order or the NCAA Interim Policy, please contact Bret Billhardt, Sr. at billhardtb@wittenberg.edu.

Name, Image & Likeness Resources

INFLCR Student-Athlete Training Video
Treatment of NIL in Awarding Financial Aid
Current Ohio Executive Order on NIL
NCAA Interim Policy on NIL
NCAA NIL Cycle of Individual Resource
NCAA NIL Interim Policy Key Takeaways
NCAA NIL Q&A Document