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On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed bill H. 4957 into law after it was approved unanimously by state lawmakers earlier in the year. Similar NIL (“Name, Image, and Likeness”) bills to H....more
The NCAA national men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will begin on March 17, 2024 and end with the national championship games in early April. Broadcast stations often conduct promotions tied to these tournaments...more
This month, the NCAA Division I Council approved a proposal to address student-athlete protections related to name, image and likeness (NIL) deals. The proposal will become effective August 1....more
On Thursday, January 18, 2024, the House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce held a hearing on collegiate name, image, and likeness (NIL). The witness list included NCAA President Charlie Baker, UCLA football...more
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
A Florida State assistant coach has been suspended for the first three games of the 2024 season for violating recruiting rules by connecting a potential transfer with a representative from an NIL collective during an official...more
The University of Oregon Ducks have had a winning season on and off the football field: The team reached the Pac-12 Conference title game, and star players achieved among the highest name, image and likeness (NIL) valuations...more
As the clock winds down in the fourth quarter, the NCAA is turning to Congress, hoping for a game-changing Hail Mary pass. On Tuesday October 17, 2023, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on collegiate name, image,...more
The NIL arms race continues as states amend their name, image, and likeness (NIL) laws to gain a competitive advantage. The new trend is to allow colleges and universities within the state to be more involved in the NIL...more
The college athletics landscape and its compliance requirements is ever-changing, including hot button issues like NIL guidance and NCAA rules transformations. How will these developments continue to practically and legally...more
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Amy Pruett and Rob Van Arnam look at the enactment of state legislation, particularly in VA and NC, and implementation of the NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Policy by...more
The world of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has exploded onto the scene and taken college athletics by storm. The impact of NIL on the college sports landscape is a topic of daily discussion throughout sports media. ...more
Higher Education CLE Webinar Series | Presented by Bricker & Eckler and the Southern Illinois University School of Law - Join us for a free webinar series in the month of June on important topics in higher education. ...more
Ohio may become the next state to allow high school athletes to commercially capitalize on their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) without foregoing athletic eligibility, less than a year after collegiate student-athletes in...more
In an ironic twist, college football recruiting was the impetus for Alabama passing a 2021 law that legalized collegiate student-athletes receiving compensation for their names, images, and likenesses (“NIL Act”), and college...more
Throughout our Developing a NIL policy series, we have provided checklists to help colleges and universities with the drafting and/or tweaking of their name, image and likeness (NIL) policies since the National Collegiate...more
What a difference just a few months makes. The weather turns from oppressively hot to cool and crisp. The leaves turn from a healthy bright green to all manners of reds, yellows and browns as they cling precariously to the...more
NCAA Student-Athletes (“SAs”) and companies around the country should recognize the extraordinary potential that exists in the market now that SAs control the rights of their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”). Still, the...more
In a policy reversal many years in the making, the NCAA now allows student-athletes (“SAs”) to benefit from the use of their name, image, and “likeness,” such as their nickname or voice (“NIL”). The policy change includes not...more
“The NCAA is not above the law.” Those seven words capped Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s searing concurring opinion issued in connection with Monday’s (June 21) unanimous (9-0) U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alston v. National...more
On April 20, 2021, Alabama governor Kay Ivey signed into law a name, image, and likeness (NIL) bill, making Alabama the tenth state to enact such legislation. ...more
Prior to 2015, student athletes were not permitted by NCAA rules to exploit commercially their name, image and likeness (“NIL”). However, the decision that year in O’Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, 802 F.3d...more
The Michigan House of Representatives introduced legislation that would allow college athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, likeness rights or athletic reputation. Michigan House Bill No. 5217...more