Ohio legislators look to ban high school, middle school NIL in proposed bill

The OHSAA’s name, image and likeness rule is under fire in the Ohio Statehouse following the introduction of House Bill 661. Republican representatives Adam Bird (New Richmond) and Mike Odioso (Cincinnati) proposed to reverse the OHSAA bylaws permitting student-athletes to be paid for name, image and likeness (NIL). During the first hearing in the House Education Committee on Feb. 4, Bird argued that NIL deals could harm student-athletes’ well-being. With data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, he showed...