College Sport

Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota has extended its partnership with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) US college sports organisation.

Quick Lane Tire & Auto has reached an agreement with NFL American football franchise the Detroit Lions to continue its title sponsorship of the annual college bowl game at Ford Field, the team’s home stadium.

Sony-owned gaming brand PlayStation has agreed a multi-year deal to become title sponsor of the Fiesta Bowl college American football game.

Locally-based financial technology company National Funding has retained naming rights to the Holiday Bowl for this year’s edition of the college American football game.

US sportswear brand Under Amour has extended a partnership with the athletics division of the University of Utah.

US sportswear brand Under Armour has entered into a partnership with the athletics division of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Commercial banking group Opus Bank has entered into a partnership with the Pac-12 US college sports conference.

US-based Come Ready Nutrition has entered into a partnership with the Atlantic 10 collegiate sports conference.

International Truck has agreed a deal to become the official equipment truck of the Big Ten US college sports conference.

Carmaker Nissan is focused on engaging local dealers to support its goal of a 10-per-cent market share in the US following its mammoth sponsorship deal with 100 US colleges.

Carmaker Nissan is looking to bring all of its sponsorship deals under the global brand umbrella, Gerhard Fourie, general manager, global brand strategy for Nissan, told Sports Sponsorship Insider following the brand’s 100-US college deal.

US insurance company Allstate is using college football as the main platform to communicate its key messages.

The American arm of global consumer electronics group LG will pay an eight-figure fee per year for Corporate Partner marketing and activation rights to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship events in a multi-year deal.

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) managing director, marketing and broadcast alliances, Keith Martin estimates that around 40 to 50 per cent of all advertising revenue during the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship is delivered by NCAA sponsors.