Throughout the week of Nov. 17-21, members of the Ohio High School Athletic Association are voting on whether to permit name, image, and likeness deals for high school athletes, a decision that Ohio State football coach Ryan Day stated could present “a great opportunity.”
“If we would have said this about 10 years ago, I think all of would have been like ‘no way.’ But here we are,” Day said. “We’re in this phase, and I can see it obviously benefiting the student athletes.”
In 2022, the OHSAA voted against allowing NIL for high school athletes, but a lawsuit filed by Jasmine Brown, whose son Jamier Brown is an Ohio State football commit from Huber Heights Wayne, forced the association to reevaluate its NIL guidelines.
According to the lawsuit, Jamier Brown has missed out on over $100,000 in potential NIL revenue because of the state’s prohibition.
Ohio is one of the seven states that still prohibit NIL deals for high schoolers. Michigan and Wyoming are also considering extending NIL rights to those athletes.
“We’ll let the people making the decision, make the decision,” Day said. “But I think across the country, you’re seeing it’s becoming standard.”
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