In what could be a game-changer for high school athletes across Ohio, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Monday that its member schools have voted to approve a name, image, and likeness bylaw. This decision comes directly from Jamier Brown’s lawsuit challenging the state’s archaic NIL ban. Brown, the nation’s No. 2 prospect, filed suit through his mother, Jasmine, back in mid-October after being told he couldn’t cash in on NIL opportunities estimated to be worth more than $100,000 annually.

The lawsuit worked faster than anyone expected. Franklin County Judge Jaiza Page issued a 45-day temporary restraining order in late October that immediately allowed Ohio high school athletes to sign NIL deals. And that pressure forced the OHSAA to fast-track an emergency referendum vo

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