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Florida's Ben Chase named NIL Director of the Year

On3 imageby:Zach Abolverdi•06/23/25•

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Florida Gators Director of NIL Strategy Ben Chase. (UAA Communications)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Ben Chase was named the NIL Director of the Year on Monday by the NIL Store. Chase was one of five finalists announced last week.

The award recognizes “the NIL director who went above and beyond on behalf on their student-athletes in collaboration with the NIL Store,” which Chase and UF partnered with last May.

NIL Store vice president Adam Cook shared a video message for Chase on social media Monday.

“I want to congratulate Ben Chase from the University of Florida on this year’s NIL Director of the Year,” Cook said. “Ben is not only a great NIL director, but from the jump he has been advocating and creating a vision for his athletes at the University of Florida. Nobody works on behalf of their athletes more authentically than Ben Chase.”

The NIL store also posted a video from UF softball player Keagan Rothrock congratulating Chase on the award.

“On behalf of the student-athletes at Florida, we really appreciate everything that you do for us,” Rothrock said to Chase. “And the constant communication that you have and just you constantly going out and looking for new deals for us depending on what our likes and interests are. And I know that we all appreciate you and everything that you do for us so, so much.”

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 across the country. The NIL Store operates with the firm belief that every student-athlete has an opportunity to capitalize on their NIL and should earn industry-leading payouts. 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, Ill., where the company handles all of its own production and fulfillment.

About the Florida Gators GatorsNIL Exchange

GatorsNIL Exchange, via Influencer, available on Teamworks’ Operating System for SportsTM, is the leading athlete brand-building and NIL business management app for elite sports organizations. The Influencer athlete app educates student-athletes, coaches and staff for the NIL era in a safe and compliant environment. Powered by our best-in-class content delivery engine, student-athletes can easily access and share content with their fans. Influencer’s GatorsNIL Exchange help companies of all sizes easily find, communicate with, pay, and report NIL transactions with student-athletes, maximizing their NIL earning potential and streamlining reporting for their institution and personal tax returns.

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