What: 2019 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: April 17
Box basics: Six autographs per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The hit-per-pack approach to NFL Draft hopefuls' new cardboard is back for another year with some new looks but the same familiar ticket touches,

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What's buzz-worthy: Prizm opens the 2019 football card season with potential new draft picks and recent college stars in their school colors all in a hit-per-pack format.

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A school with one of the richest traditions in college football history is now on Panini America's team.

The University of Notre Dame signed an exclusive multi-year trading card agreement with Panini that will begin in April, joining more than 200 colleges and universities to appear on trading cards and potentially be showcased on products solely featuring past stars from the school's athletic programs.

“The ability to finally be able to welcome Notre Dame into the Panini America fold is something we’re extremely proud of," said Panini America CEO Mark Warsop. "There is such a rich history with Notre Dame and we look forward to producing unique trading cards for the Fighting Irish faithful, some of the most passionate fans in the world.”

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The mystery of short-printed Panini Contenders autographs is an annual thing -- but this year Panini America is shaking things up by getting exact.

And that includes info for some past SP autos.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 4.

The pack: 1961 Nu-Card college football stars 
The cost: Will vary ... when found -- get new football boxes here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls and showing off a PSA submission to start a new week.

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There aren't a lot of details on this new Panini America release other than, well, if you run into Barry Sanders this weekend you might get one from him.

"Excited for homecoming and the opportunity to celebrate the 30th anniversary of my 1988 season w/ @OSUAthletics & @CowboyFB," Sanders tweeted on Friday. "My friends @PaniniAmerica created a special card set [featuring] the classic 1988 Donruss design. Find me this weekend & I just might give you one! #WhoDoYouCollect"

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2011 Press Pass Legends football cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 18
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 91
Base set completion: 
73 of 100 (73 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Mark Ingram, Julio Jones, A.J. Green, J.J. Watt, Von Miller, Colin Kaepernick, Randall Cobb, Andy Dalton, Cam Newton, Bo Jackson, Dan Hampton, Karl Mecklenburg, Ickey Woods, Antonio Freeman, Jim Plunkett, Hines Ward, Michael Irvin, Ed McCaffrey, Cris Carter, Gino Cappelletti, Jim Otto, Bob Griese, Dan Marino, Warren Sapp, Johnny Rodgers, Willie Davis, Mike Rozier, Major Harris, Dick LeBeau, Franco Harris

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What's Buzzing Today: Rare Mike Trout Rookie Card parallels, big pulls, player-collector stashes and more.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Checking in on Ronald Acuña Jr. and Evan Longoria threads, NFL players without autographs, and checking out some big breaks to start the week.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 
34 of 100 (34 percent)
Duplicates: 1

Notables found on base cards – Tom Brady, Nick Saban, Joe Namath, Roger Staubach, Deshaun Watson, Andrew Luck, John Elway, Cam Newton, Jerry Rice, Terry Bradshaw, J.J. Watt, Antonio Brown, LaDainian Tomlinson, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Eric Dickerson, Michael Irvin, Brian Bosworth

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: A Sandlot mystery solved along with some big pulls from around the collecting world in today's edition.

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What: 2018 Panini Flawless College Football cards
Arrives: Sept. 19 Oct. 3
Box basics: Two gems, six autographs and two memorabilia cards per box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless takes to the college gridiron for another season with legends of the past and stars of the recent present with a celebration of Saturday action once again in a high-end package.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The box: 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 
35 of 100 (35 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables found on base cards – Nick Saban, Joe Namath, Mack Brown, Antonio Brown, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Jerry Rice, Roger Staubach, Deshaun Watson, Brian Bosworth, Michael Irvin, Eric Dickerson, LaDainian Tomlinson, Aaron Rodgers, J.J. Watt, Andrew Luck

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, NSCC chatter, debating what to do with Robinson Cano cards & more.

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What: 2018 Leaf Trinity football cards
Arrives: July-August
Box basics: Five on-card autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's all-hit three-tiered approach to draft pick football cards arrives soon with a mix of approaches and big names you probably know from the college game and the NFL Draft.

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What's buzz-worthy: The college gridiron gets its own Immaculate Collection release for a third time with a mix of the stars of the past and some players who were NFL Draft picks last week.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Shohei Ohtani pulls, a former big-leaguer's perspective on signing (video), big pulls and plenty more.

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What: 2018 Leaf Metal U.S. Army All-American Bowl football cards
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: Eight autographs per box (15 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's Metal take on the All-American Bowl is back for another season with an array of possibilities that includes inscriptions, patch cards and more for this prep all-star showcase event.

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Football Mini Helmets
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures is back on the gridiron for another year with some new NFL names and some of the biggest names from the past all inside its boxes.

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The box: 2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 
26 of 100 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players found on base cards – Jerry Rice, Eli Manning, John Elway, Tom Brady, Terry Bradshaw, Andrew Luck, Dan Marino, Brian Bosworth, Khalil Mack, Ezekiel Elliott, Todd Gurley, Troy Aikman, Carson Wentz

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Penn State star Saquon Barkley has a new team -- and it's Panini America.

The Dallas-based collectibles company announced on Monday that it has signed a deal with the star running back to be an exclusive member of the Panini Authentic team as well as to sign trading cards.

“Saquon Barkley is a franchise-type talent that promises to be one of the first players selected in the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft. We’re thrilled to partner with him in such a meaningful way as he begins his NFL career,” said Panini CEO Mark Warsop. “Fans and collectors almost instantly devoured his first Panini America trading cards on the Panini Instant platform. That demand is certain to increase throughout his rookie season. Barkley will absolutely be a key driver for our NFL business in 2018.”

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls -- new and old -- in today's edition.

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The box: 2018 Championship Collection football repack (MJ Holding)
Where to buy: At retail ($19.98)

Packs per box: 20 (plus one bonus rookie)
Cards per pack: Varies by brand
Cards in this box: 104
Base set completion: N/A
Duplicates: N/A

Notables on base cards – See gallery for packs and key pulls

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What's Buzzing Today: Winter Olympic blasters deliver big -- just like several other boxes for collectors on the boards.

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