Overview
- Member schools voted 447–121 to adopt the bylaw, with 247 abstentions, and it took effect statewide at once.
- Ohio becomes the 45th state to permit high school athletes to monetize their name, image and likeness.
- The policy bans collectives and school- or booster-facilitated deals and prohibits performance-based pay or recruitment inducements.
- Athletes must disclose NIL agreements to the OHSAA within 14 days, with potential ineligibility of up to 20% of a season for noncompliance, as the association tracks deals and enforces recruiting and transfer rules.
- The expedited vote was prompted by a lawsuit from Jamier Brown’s family and an Oct. 20 temporary restraining order; his attorney says they will seek to dismiss the case following the vote.