Ohio governor Mike Dewine on Thursday signed an executive order to allow colleges and universities to directly pay student-athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness.
Ohio's governor signed an executive order yesterday allowing universities to directly pay NIL compensation to athletes.
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States aren’t waiting for the House settlement to be approved.
At this point, schools in all states should consider direct payments.https://t.co/SpxwgTrASd pic.twitter.com/z83gbpySr7
According to DeWine’s executive order, colleges and universities can offer compensation or pay a student-athlete’s NIL. However, institutions are not allowed to use money that was allocated by the state.
DeWine’s executive order will go into effect immediately. It will expire if the settlement comes into “full operational effect.”
The move by Ohio comes after a judge in October granted preliminary approval got the $2.78 billion settlement between the NCAA and current and former student-athletes that will pave the way for schools to pay players.
