*A recap of a recent interview between AD Insider & Blake Lawrence, CEO of @Opendorse. As many high school athletic directors begin to prepare for what seems like the inevitable in regards to Name, Image, and Likeness legislation in their own state, often it’s hard to really figure out where to start. There is a lot of information out there. There are a lot of “experts” in the field. And for the past few years, the focus for NIL has been specific to college student-athletes a

Earlier this week a “NIL Collective” engaged in an apparent landmark deal when it entered into a contract with a 2023 recruit (that’s a current high school junior), for an estimated 8 million dollars, with an immediate $350,000 signing payment. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2022/03/12/five-star-recruit-signs-8-million-nil-deal-largest/7014601001/ This marks a shift toward what many people in the NIL space were nervous about ---> the unknown impact on recruiting.

In the past 24 hours I've received numerous phone calls with Athletic Administrators, School Principals / Superintendents, Coaches, and others who have asked question regarding the OHSAA referendum that will be voted on this May. Some of those questions / statements included: Why is the document from the OHSAA so hard to read? I have no idea what any of this means? They're asking us to pay our student-athletes to participate? What does this mean for this upcoming summer / fal

If you live in Ohio, you may have recently seen where the Ohio High School Athletic Association has approved a few referendums items at their February meeting for an upcoming vote by their membership. Three of those center around Amateurism, and ultimately, NIL - or - Name, Image, & Likeness. In November I spoke at the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Directors Conference in Columbus discussing "The New Normal - NIL, Branding, & 6 Need to Knows for High School AD's". At that ti

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