High school athletes in Michigan can now sign NIL deals. The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) approved new bylaws on Friday, the Detroit Free Press reported. Michigan was previously one of two states considering changes to its NIL guidelines, according to data from Opendorse. Wyoming is also considering allowing high school athletes to enter […]
High school athletes in Michigan can now sign NIL deals. The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) approved new bylaws on Friday, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Michigan was previously one of two states considering changes to its NIL guidelines, according to data from Opendorse. Wyoming is also considering allowing high school athletes to enter into deals. In Michigan, the MHSAA did not allow high school athletes to enter into NIL deals under its personal brand activities policy. However, they could host camps or clinics.
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The MHSAA’s change to its policy is effective immediately, meaning NIL deals are officially allowed for those athletes. If an athlete enters into a partnership, they must disclose it seven days before acceptance, and the MHSAA must approve it.
“It is individual opportunities for individual kids,” said MHSAA executive director Mark Uyl while speaking with the Free Press. “And they really are through third parties. Not only can there be no group or collective-type activity, but none of this can be connected to the school. So any school employee, head coach, volunteer coach, booster club member.
“All of this has to flow directly from the student-athlete and their family to a third-party company. And it is for individual opportunities for a kid to use his or her own personal brand. I think that’s a narrow exception.”
This story will be updated.
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