About Us

Official Team Gear is the creation of two friends, Eric Whitten and Ben Vogt. Eric and Ben have been close friends since attending high school at Ouachita Parish High School (Go Lions!) and they both share a passion for college athletics. Eric graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe with a bachelors degree in General Studies (‘99) and a Masters in History (‘04). Ben graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing in 2001. After years of working in various jobs they both decided to find something they could build together that would utilize their talents and benefit faithful fans of both institutions. This is how OfficialTeamGear.com came into existence.

One other person who has had a direct hand in forming Official Team Gear is Joe Bondurant. Joe graduated from then NLSC in 1967. He was a 3 year letter winner in football for the Indians and selected as permanent team captain along with Charlie Rhoner in his senior year. He also earned All Gulf States Conference Team honors that season and is now a lifetime member of the “L” Club at ULM. He has since retired twice, once from the U.S. Army as a Colonel, and this year he retired as an educator in the state of Louisiana after having most recently been a principal at Franklin Parish High School.

OfficialTeamGear.com is a retail website that focuses on non-BCS and FCS colleges. For years as fans, Ben, Eric and Joe had a hard time finding quality merchandise for their teams. The only outlet for merchandise was local bookstores that had very limited selections and access. They saw that there was a real need for something bigger and at a better price.

The main goal of OfficialTeamGear.com is to outfit fans with the best selection, merchandise, and prices anywhere and to give the customer the best experience possible. Please stay in touch with us by leaving messages on the blogs or sending us an email to customer.service@officialteamgear.com. We want to hear what you have to say about the site. If you think of something you would like to see your school’s logo on that we do not carry let us know and we will do our best to get that item.

Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look around the site and get yourself outfitted for the coming football season. We’ve got new merchandise coming in literally every day, so check back often to see what’s new, or sign up for our email newsletter and we’ll notify you when we’ve received more cool stuff. Also look for us at Tech games this fall – we’ll be there with you tailgating every one of them and giving away FREE stuff. Our Team! Our Gear!

See you at the games! Go DAWGS!!