Viral student manager Amir Khan adds new NIL deal after McNeese States March Madness upset
McNeese State student manager Amir Khan is cashing in on his viral fame again after the team’s stunning March Madness upset. Khan has secured an NIL deal with Topps trading cards and will even be featured on his own card for a limited time, the company announced on Friday.The card features a photo of Khan getting doused with water in the No.12-seeded Cowboys locker room holding his signature boom box after the team’s 69-67 takedown of No.
5 Clemson in the opening round on Thursday. They face No.4 Purdue on Saturday with a chance to reach the Sweet 16.His name line on the card is Amir “Aura” Khan and the tagline reads “Rallies Cowboys to 1st Ever March Madness win.”It’s expected to be available on Monday at 5 p.m., according to the Topps Website, and will cost $8.99.“It means a lot.
I never expected any attention as a manager, so to receive all of the love and support I received over the last few weeks really means a lot to me,” Khan said in an interview with Fox Sports after the game.“But I’m really focused on trying to do what I do for the team and helping them do what they can on the court.”Khan became an even bigger viral sensation when he led the team onto the court with a Buffalo Wild Wings boombox blasting “No Switch” by NBA YoungBoy during their pregame tunnel walk on Thursday. The special boombox was given to him by Buffalo Wild Wings, which is one of his other NIL deals to go along with TickPick and Insomnia Cookies.
He has been doing the boombox walk all season and went viral when the team’s social media account posted a video of it last month.“It gets our guys excited and it gets our guys ready to get off to a fast start,” McNeese State coach Will Wade told CBS.Khan, who claims to have Wilt Chamberlin-like stats for rebounding and wiping up wet spots, is beloved by the team and even the school’s cheerleaders, who wore socks with his face on them for the first round game, which are available on Rock’em Socks.C...