Two days after California became the first state to allow student-athletes at state schools to profit from their name and likeness, Ohio could be moving to do the same.
Ohio will consider a law allowing college athletes to sign endorsement deals and profit from their image and likeness, Ben Garbarek of WSYX ABC 6 reports. The details are not yet available, but Garbarek reports that the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus is working on a proposal similar to California's Fair Play Act, which governor Gavin Newsom officially signed on Monday.
Both Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith and university president Michael Drake have expressed concern with the California law, which will go into action in 2023.