Governor DeWine signs executive order related to college athlete NIL litigation

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Monday signed Executive Order-08D, regarding fairness in Name, Image, and Likeness compensation for Ohio student-athletes.

The order “hereby orders and directs that any postsecondary educational institution in the State of Ohio” covered by a proposed settlement agreement involving the NCAA and various athletic conferences “may offer compensation or compensate an intercollegiate student-athlete for the use of such student-athlete’s NIL; provided, however, that no postsecondary educational institution shall use funds allocated by the State of Ohio for such compensation.”

To read the executive order, go to: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/OHIOGOVERNOR/2024/11/18/fil….

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