Why student-athletes in Ohio can now be paid for name, image, likeness

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The Ohio High School Athletic Association passed a referendum allowing high school athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness.

The change was prompted by a lawsuit from Ohio State football commit Jamier Brown against the OHSAA.

Athletes cannot use school logos or mascots in their NIL deals, and agreements cannot be used as recruiting inducements.

All NIL agreements must be disclosed to the OHSAA within 14 days.

Ohio is now one of 45 states to permit NIL for high school athletes.

And then there were five.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Nov. 24 that the referendum vote for name, image and likeness by high school principals passed by a vote of 447-121, with 247 schools abstaining from voting. The voting was conducted Nov. 17-21.