2015 Panini University of Florida trading cards take it to Gator Country

By Ryan Cracknell | Hobby Editor

From Emmitt Smith to Tim Tebow, a lot of players have risen to prominence wearing a Gators uniform. 2015 Panini University of Florida trading cards highlight some of the most important athletes to attend the school.

The checklist ranks as the biggest of Panini’s 2015 college-specific sets. But that doesn’t mean that it’s hard to put together.

Both types of boxes, hobby and blaster, come with either a memorabilia card or an autograph.

While most of the card maker’s college sets released around the same time have had 50 cards, 2015 Panini University of Florida has 85. While still not that big in the big picture, it does allow for more coverage. In addition to Smith and Tebow, Bradley Beal, Chandler Parsons and Percy Harvin are among the past Gators on the checklist.

Base cards, as well as inserts and autographs, have three levels of parallels: Silver, Gold and Black. For the main set, they’re numbered to 99, 25 and 10 respectively.

Honors inserts note players who won individual awards while attending the school.

Signatures take a simple approach to autographs.

2015 Panini University of Florida trading cards at a glance:

Packs per box: 24 (hobby), 10 (blaster)
Cards per pack: 8
Set size: 85 cards
Release date: TBA

What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs or Memorabilia Cards – 1
• Parallels – 3