Schools can override a state law on NIL use and follow the NCAA rules on NILs.
Maddox Greenberg, Sports Editor
July 10, 2023
The NCAA had long prohibited the usage of student-athletes being paid for their name, image, and likeness (NIL). That changed in 2021 when Congress passed a bill granting student-athletes across all divisions in college athletics to receive compensation for their NIL.
In a memo released on May 27 to every university under the NCAA, the concept of NIL has changed even more.