Florida State is about to put Progressive’s logo right on the field this season, adding the Seminoles to the insurer’s growing college football sponsorship push.
Noles247 has learned that FSU is joining Progressive’s field logo program, which is being rolled out across more than a dozen programs this fall. The company’s mark will show up on the playing surface at participating schools, with placement varying from program to program. Some schools have it near the sideline, while others feature it at the 50- or 25-yard lines.
Progressive initially lined up 13 schools for the launch: Boise State, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Purdue, SMU, Syracuse, Texas Tech, USC and Wake Forest. The deal is different from conference-wide arrangements such as the Big 12’s jersey patch and field logo agreement with Monster or the Big Ten’s partnership with PayPal and Venmo, since it does not run through a single league office.
Florida State’s move is tied to a separate multi-year deal that makes Progressive the presenting sponsor of the Florida State-Miami rivalry. Under that agreement, Progressive field logos will appear on the playing surface at every FSU home game and every Miami home game during the season. Legends Global helped facilitate the partnership in collaboration with Florida State Athletics and Miami’s athletics partnership team.
"Progressive's commitment to Florida State Athletics and its presence on the field throughout the season reflects the strength and reach of this partnership," FSU director of athletics Michael Alford said in the release. "The Florida State-Miami rivalry is one of the most storied and passionate matchups in college football, and we're excited to work with Progressive to elevate the experience surrounding this game while engaging Seminole fans all season long."
The sponsorship goes beyond the field itself. It will also include in-stadium signage and custom rivalry content throughout the season. If everything unfolds as expected, the logo should make its first appearance on Aug. 29, when Florida State opens the season against New Mexico State at Doak Campbell Stadium.
The addition fits into a larger pattern for Florida State, which has been steadily expanding its corporate sponsorship presence across athletics. Earlier this month, the school announced a separate agreement with ReliaQuest, making it the official jersey patch partner for the men’s basketball program beginning in 2026-27. That will be the first jersey patch sponsorship in FSU Athletics history.
Commercial field logos are still a relatively new lane for college football. The NCAA first approved them for regular-season games in June 2024, allowing one ad at midfield plus two smaller logos elsewhere on the field. Jersey patches have followed on a separate track as schools keep searching for new revenue.
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