Radical change is coming to the NCAA when it pertains to name, image and likeness rules for schools and players. For now, at least.
On Friday, the NCAA announced the pausing of “NIL-related enforcement” in a statement from President Charlie Baker. The move comes roughly a month after attorneys general from Tennessee and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit against the organization on Jan. 31, challenging the ban on compensation for NILs for recruiting purposes.
“In response to this latest order, the Division I Board of Directors directed NCAA enforcement staff to pause and not begin investigations involving third-party participation in NIL-related activities,” the statement read. “There will be no penalty for conduct that occurs consistent with the injunction while the injunction is in place.”
