Ohio high school athletes can do NIL deals − at least for now, judge rules

High school athletes in Ohio can profit from their name, image and likeness — at least for now.

A Franklin County judge ruled in favor of one of the top high school football players in the country, granting an order that temporarily halts a state prohibition on high school athletes from entering into NIL deals.

Jamier Brown, an Ohio State Buckeyes commit from the Dayton area, last week sued the Ohio High School Athletic Association to allow him to make NIL deals.

Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Jaiza Page issued a temporary restraining order Oct. 20, nullifying OHSAA’s prohibition until a preliminary injunction hearing on Dec. 15. An OHSAA attorney initially said after the hearing that the order was limited to Brown. But Page told The Dispatch that her order affects all stu