Where does unopened TCU championship gear go?

FORT WORTH, Texas — After an unforgettable season, the Horned Frogs debut within the College Football Championship was a tricky one to observe for followers in North Texas.

The Bulldogs beat the Horned Frogs, 65-7, from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Georgia turned the primary staff to win back-to-back titles for the reason that Alabama Crimson Tide within the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Before the kickoff, although, there have been undoubtedly a great deal of shirts, hats and attire for every staff successful the championship…able to go someplace within the stadium.

Back in North Texas, a number of Academy Sports + Outdoors shops even stated they might open instantly following a hypothetical TCU win.

So what occurs to all that TCU 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship attire?

While we do not know but about gear from the precise recreation in California, Academy stated Tuesday morning the shops that obtained gear will package deal every thing on a truck and ship it again to the seller. In this case, that vendor is Nike.

It is as much as Nike from there to determine what to do with it, based on Academy.

We reached out to Dick’s Sporting Goods about that firm’s course of however have not heard again but.

In 2022, the Super Bowl additionally passed off at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. With the Los Angeles Rams beating the Cincinnati Bengals, all that unusable Bengals Super Bowl gear went to a nonprofit referred to as Good360, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Since 2015, the Virginia-based group has reportedly dealt with shedding staff’s attire within the NFL for the Super Bowl, NFC Championship and AFC Championship.

Once Good360 has sufficient gear to fill a delivery container, the Los Angeles Times stated the corporate sends it abroad in collaboration with nonprofits that distribute it to individuals who might use free garments.