Name, Image and Likeness

A day after Ohio became the 45th state to allow high school athletes to strike name, image and likeness deals, a Republican lawmaker is working on a bill to ban that.

High school athletes can start striking name, image and likeness deals, after a vote of the schools that make up the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association's emergency vote on NIL was prompted by a lawsuit filed by a parent of a Dayton-area football player in October.

A Dayton-area high-school football player, who has verbally committed to Ohio State, wants to be compensated for his name, image and likeness.

A lawsuit filed against the Ohio High School Athletic Association will force a vote of member schools on changing rules on name, image and likeness.

Ohio State University is now allowed to pay its student athletes. Around $18 million will go toward paying the athletes for their name, image and likeness. Ohio State’s Athletic Director Ross Bjork announced that the money will pay athletes playing for the school's football, women's volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams.

An agreement signed last year between the NCAA and those Power Five conferences allows schools to give athletes a portion of the revenue their athletic departments generate.

This year's Christmas tree bill started as a measure on Ohio township zoning laws. But it ended up with dozens of other bills attached.

The bill to make some changes in Ohio's name, image and likeness law gets support from a big fan, but it still may get punted to next session.

The athletics department would not say which of its 36 sports will be affected. The changes come with a court settlement on new name, image and likeness rules.