North Carolina's Public High School NIL Policy Battle

If you've been following High School NIL policies (specifically in regards to state associations), you probably know that this week the North Carolina High School State Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and the North Carolina State Board of Education met to discuss further potential policy considerations. 

This one is interesting to me because in 2020 while I was living in Chapel Hill and working at The University of North Carolina, I had a meeting with the staff at the NCHSAA (side note - their office is directly across from the UNC Golf course).

I talked to them about NIL, what they should consider as they prepare for it in the coming years to lead their organization forward.  Well - as with most associations, it wasn't time, and it wasn't a focal point.  But that's a story for another day.

It's also interesting to note that the NCHSAA had preliminarily approved proposed NIL regulations over a year ago, but the the state politicians walked that bad.  In the meantime, the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association has since approved an NIL policy to permit NIL activity for their student-athletes.

The proposed NIL regulations will now be moved to public comment where &