CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Ohio High School student-athletes can pursue name, image and likeness sponsorship deals following a temporary restraining order on a statewide ban on the practice.

The 45-day order comes from a Franklin County judge presiding over a case involving a student athlete from Dayton who has sued while claiming to have lost opportunities for over $100,000 in advertising deals.

The Ohio High School Athletics Association is expected to produce bylaws for a more permanent allowance of NIL deals on Thursday.

FOX 19 spoke with local athletic directors about how Greater Cincinnati programs will have to adapt.

“We knew that it was coming,” said Indian Hill Athletic Director Brian Phelps. “I believe 42 states already have NIL. We’ve kind of been kicking it down the can the last co

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