NIL is a set of rules governing the right of college and high school athletes to benefit financially from the use of their name, image, or likeness for commercial purposes, such as product endorsements. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which formerly prohibited athletes from e...
A WHOLE NEW WORLD: NIL Deals for High School AthletesScott, JoshMiller, RyanInterscholastic Athletic Administration
On the NCAA front, the disclosure rules are still evolving. In January 2024, NCAA Division I announced new rules that are scheduled to go into effect for member schools on Aug. 1, 2024. They will, for example, require athletes "to disclose to their schools information related to [any] N...
Universities could not compensate their own athletes for NIL. NIL compensation could not be used as a recruiting inducement or a reward for participation or performance. The bill would also set up an Alabama Collegiate Athletics Commission to make rules consistent with the bill, consult with experts...
For now NILs are mostly impacting college football recruitment, but they could eventually spread to college basketball and baseball, Derdenger said. How much can athletes make? Only days after the NIL rules took effect last year, companies and college playersbegan signing endorsement dealsusing apps...
What are you waiting for? Let’s go! Preview the Course NIL is for Everyone We’ve heard from countless athletes, coaches, and administrators, and the message is the same: NIL education is critical for everyone. From the Division I college athlete to the high school junior starting the col...
Saul Ewing attorneys are following the rapidly changing landscape affecting how NCAA athletes can profit from the use of their name, image or likeness (NIL). In January 2021, the NCAA halted its vote to amend its rules to give student-athletes more control over the use of their NIL for com...
the country for high school sports per capita and has some of the top-ranked student athletes in football and basketball. Georgia is also home to preparatory academies such as Overtime Elite—which houses a group of elite high school basketball players every year—so the rules will be tested....
Regardless of whether you think Name, Image, Likeness, known as NIL, is a good idea or not, it's here to stay. High school and college athletes are now able to sell their "Name, Image, and Likeness" to be able to profit from their own success. ...
“NIL”) deals. This morning, the Florida Board of Education (“FBOE”) unanimously approved and ratified Florida High School Athletic Association (“FHSAA”) Bylaw 9.9, which specifically addresses Name, Image, and Likeness rights and amateurism rules for student-athletes. This is a significant...