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Decoding the NCAA memo: Implications for FAU and beyond

Schools can override a state law on NIL use and follow the NCAA rules on NILs.

Stock photo of the exterior of the Tom Oxley Athletic Center on Boca Raton Campus.

Maddox Greenberg, Sports Editor

July 10, 2023

The NCAA had long prohibited the usage of student-athletes being paid for their name, image, and likeness (NIL). That changed in 2021 when Congress passed a bill granting student-athletes across all divisions in college athletics to receive compensation for their NIL.

In a memo released on May 27 to every university under the NCAA, the concept of NIL has changed even more.