College athletes (and potentially their high school counterparts) will soon be able to be paid for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NILs). The laws and/or NCAA bylaws that will govern NIL deals have not been finalized, but college athletes will almost certainly be able to begin monetizing their NILs later this year.
Kennyhertz Perry attorney Mit Winter was recently featured on the LEAD1 Association’s new video podcast series, The LEAD1 Angle, discussing the new benefits and cash payments certain college athletes can now receive as a result of the Alston v. NCAA decision. LEAD1 Association represents the athletics directors and athletics programs of the 130 member universities
Kennyhertz Perry attorney Mit Winter recently led a webinar on potential college athlete name, image, and likeness laws and college athlete compensation. In the webinar, he covered the state-level NIL bills that have already been passed, potential federal NIL bills, potential NAIA and NCAA legislation, things universities can do to prepare for when NIL compensation
The Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, ACC, and Pac-12 (Power 5 or Autonomy 5) have released a summary of a proposed federal college athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL) bill that they refer to as the Student-Athlete Equity Act of 2020. It is not yet clear if or when the bill will be introduced in
The Division II Legislation Committee this week recommended several legislative proposals that would permit college athletes at Division II schools to be compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL). The Division I Legislation Committee has not yet issued its initial proposals, but is expected to do so by September 1. The
A new putative antitrust class action was filed last week against the NCAA and the Power 5 conferences on behalf of two separate classes of current and former college athletes. The lawsuit seeks damages allegedly resulting from the NCAA’s restriction on college athletes receiving compensation for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NILs).
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced today that he will be introducing a federal bill that would require the NCAA to create bylaws that allow college athletes to be compensated for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NILs). The bill would also require that the NCAA allow college athletes to hire attorneys and agents
College sports journalist Matt Brown highlighted Mit Winter as an expert on college athlete name, image, and likeness compensation in an article for his Extra Points newsletter. Topics covered include Florida’s new college athlete NIL law, similar laws in other states, and where things are headed with the NIL issue in the future. “Winter points
Governor Ron DeSantis has signed Florida’s bill that allows college athletes to be compensated by third parties for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (SB 646). The bill was approved by both the Senate and House in March. However, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the bill was not presented to DeSantis for approval
The NCAA announced today that its Board of Governors voted in support of a working group’s report and recommendations to allow NCAA college athletes to be compensated for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (“NIL”). With this support, the three NCAA divisions will now move forward with drafting revised NIL legislative proposals for
Although the coronavirus has forced state legislatures to focus on bigger issues, bills in Colorado and Florida that will allows college athletes in those states to profit from their names, images, and likenesses (NILs) continued to move forward. In Colorado, the governor signed that state’s NIL bill into law on March 20, 2020. The state
An Athletic Business article quotes highlights from Mit Winter’s blog post on the NAIA’s recent proposal to allow NAIA college athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image and likeness (NIL). “Kennyhertz Perry suggests that the NAIA proposal goes further — by allowing NAIA athletes to be paid for the use of
