OHSAA member high schools to vote on name, image and likeness starting Nov. 17

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio High School Athletic Association member schools will vote on name, image and likeness starting Nov. 17.

The OHSAA Board of Directors on Thursday morning set the dates that 815 member high schools will vote on an emergency bylaw referendum regarding NIL.

High school principals will vote on behalf of the schools from Nov. 17-21.

The board approved the language of the proposed bylaw at its September meeting in preparation for a vote of member schools during the regular referendum voting process in early May, or sooner due to legal action, as permitted by OHSAA bylaw 8-1-1.

The emergency referendum is being conducted due to a lawsuit filed by the family of Jamier Brown, the nation’s No. 1 wide receiver in the 2027 class, on Oct. 15 against the OHSAA regarding NIL. O