Following Ongoing Federal Legislative Inaction, NCAA Outlines Proposed Steps to Help Regulate NIL

By Gregg E. Clifton Plagued by the ongoing delay of proposed federal name, image and likeness (NIL) legislation to create a national standard for student-athlete NIL activities, the NCAA Division I Council has announced its intention to propose formal rule changes to tackle certain issues that they had envisioned potential federal legislation would address. In an effort to regulate existing NIL policy contained in interim guidance initially introduced on July 1, 2021, the Division I C