Throughout the week of Nov. 17-21, the Ohio High School Athletic Association will vote on whether to permit name, image, and likeness deals at the high school level, a decision that Ohio State football coach Ryan Day stated could be “a great opportunity” for student-athletes.

“If we would have said this about 10 years ago, I think all of would have been like ‘no way.’ But here we are,” Day said. “We’re in this phase, and I can see it obviously benefiting the student athletes.”

In 2022, the OHSAA voted against allowing NIL for high school athletes, but a lawsuit filed by Jasmine Brown, whose son Jamier Brown is an Ohio State football commit from Huber Heights Wayne, forced the association to reevaluate its NIL guidelines.

According to the lawsuit, it is alleged that Jamier Brown has missed out on over $100,000 in potential NIL revenue because of the state’s prohibition.

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Ohio is one of the seven states that still prohibit NIL deals for high schoolers. Two other states, Michigan and Wyoming, also have the possibility of high-school NIL under consideration.

“We’ll let the people making the decision, make the decision,” Day said. “But I think across the country, you’re seeing it’s becoming standard.”

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