COLUMBUS, Ohio —

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has voted to allow NIL deals on the high school level.

The vote was in favor of an emergency bylaw referendum on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), making it the 45 th state to allow NIL at the high school level. Advertisement

The vote, which took place Nov. 17-21, was moved up six months after Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Jaiza Page issued a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit filed by the mother of one of the nation’s top prospects in the Class of 2026.

See the full text of the emergency bylaw here .

The final vote had 447 schools in favor of the referendum and 121 schools voting against, while 247 schools abstained from voting.

OHSAA stated the new bylaw goes into effect immediately, meaning student-athl

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