CEDAR CITY, Utah-Per Thursday news, the Southern Utah University athletic department has expanded its relationship with Birmingham, Ala.-based INFLCR, its NIL vendor, to launch Thunderbird Exchange.

This allows SUU student-athletes and businesses to connect with each other directly concerning name, image and likeness opportunities.

Members of the business community will now have access to a searchable database of all T-Birds athletes who are interested in partnering with companies to secure an NIL deal.

Once a student-athlete reaches an agreement with a business and the deal is finalized, the student-athlete will be able to complete a compliance discourse within the INFLCR app to legitimize the deal.

Businesses will also be able to pay student-athletes directly through the app with no outside fees.

Other universities to use INFLCR include the University of Arizona, the University of Kentucky, the University of North Carolina and Kansas University among others.

Over 70,000 active collegiate athletes are currently using the INFLCR app.