Florida State’s jerseys will look a little different when the Seminoles take the field for their ACC opener against SMU on Monday night.
FSU Athletics and Kin Insurance announced Friday that the company’s logo will appear as a jersey patch, marking the first time Florida State football has worn a sponsored patch. The patch will debut in the game against SMU.
The agreement is set to last four years and begins with the 2026-27 season. Over that span, the Kin logo will eventually show up on uniforms across 17 additional Florida State teams.
Financial terms were not disclosed. Kin will also serve as the preferred insurance partner of FSU Athletics under the deal.
Kin launched homeowners insurance in Florida in 2017, and the state is still the company’s biggest market.
“Kin’s Florida roots and commitment to serving people across the state make this a natural partnership for Florida State,” athletic director Michael Alford said. “Our organizations share a belief in meeting challenges with strength, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to the communities we serve.”
The deal adds another layer to Florida State’s expanding commercial lineup. On Aug.
14, FSU announced Tampa-based cybersecurity company ReliaQuest as the men’s basketball program’s official jersey patch partner, a move the university described as the first jersey-patch sponsorship in department history. With Kin now in the mix, the logo placement will extend to nearly every Seminole varsity program.
Men’s basketball is not included among the 18 programs mentioned in Kin’s announcement.
A separate multiyear agreement with Progressive Insurance followed less than two weeks later. That deal made Progressive the presenting sponsor of the Florida State-Miami rivalry and gave it field-logo placement at every home game for both programs.
The latest partnership also arrives after a major NCAA policy shift. On Jan. 23, the Division I Cabinet approved commercial uniform patches, and the rule took effect on Aug.
- Schools can now place up to two additional commercial logos on uniforms and one on equipment during preseason and regular-season games.
It may take some adjustment for fans who prefer a cleaner look, but for athletic departments, jersey patches are becoming harder to ignore.
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