Bills in Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, New York and Oklahoma have been sponsored or passed by lawmakers in recent months designed to avoid NCAA investigations into schools’ NIL efforts. Texas has a bill set to be enacted starting July 1 that will allow third-party entities to facilitate deals on behalf of universities.
In short, schools are telling the NCAA to kick rocks as state legislation is passed to protect them from potential punishment. The NCAA’s response: ignore current and future state laws and follow its own policies or face the consequences.