Uiagalelei to appear in national commercial

It is almost impossible to watch a college football game and not see one of the Dr. Pepper commercials in “Fansville.” Now when those commercials come on they will feature a familiar face.

Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei is the first and only athlete to appear in the Fansville ads this season and believed to be the first student-athlete to appear in a national ad campaign.

The first commercial featuring Uiagalelei premiers on Aug. 23 and the commercials will be featured throughout college football season.

“For me, NIL has been a great opportunity to be able to work with brands, to be able to do stuff like this,” Uiagalelei said in an interview with ESPN.com. “If I was playing college…