UCF football players wearing custom "QR codes" on jerseys for spring game

UCF players will sport QR codes on their jerseys at this year's spring game.

Spring games afford college football programs and players a unique way to spread their presence across social media, and UCF is doing that this year.

The school announced it will feature custom QR codes on the backs of players' jerseys during Saturday's spring football game. 

A scan of each player's QR code with the camera on a smartphone will take the user to a biography page that includes social media handles, merchandise links, and charities, all of which is now allowed under college football's new NIL rules.

UCF’s spring game jerseys will have a QR code instead of a number on the back.

Link goes to their school bio, social media, etc. Last year, UCF put Twitter handles on the nameplates. pic.twitter.com/qcK0Gwkm7l

— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) April 15, 2022

UCF released a video to show how the process works.

The Future of College Football is 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 here pic.twitter.com/br2eBXxuXM

— UCF Football (@UCF_Football) April 15, 2022

Of course, the look of this one-time jersey will strike many fans as ugly and strange, but it's also a unique way for schools and players to maximize their exposure and shows potential recruits that they're doing all they can in the new NIL market.

UCF hosts its spring football game on Saturday in Orlando.

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