Lawmakers push for changes to Ohio’s NIL law

State lawmakers want to update Ohio’s laws surrounding college athletes being paid for their name, image and likeness.

“Right now, what happens is that if a student athlete wants to get an endorsement deal, he or she speaks with a collaborative. So for the University of Cincinnati, it’s called Cincy Reigns, which is not the U. of Cincinnati. The university right now cannot help oversee the communications,
cannot help with those contracts and make sure their student athletes are protected,” said state Rep. Adam Mathews, one of the sponsors.

Mathews said the bill would update Ohio’s NIL law to allow universities and the nonprofit
collaboratives to work together.