NCAA D-I council recommends board of directors 'suspend' NIL rules

The NCAA is close to adopting temporary legislation regarding student-athlete compensation for name, image and likeness.

The NCAA Division I council voted Monday to recommend the Division I Board of Directors adopt an interim policy “that would suspend amateurism rules related to name, image and likeness,” according to an NCAA statement. The board will meet Wednesday to decide on the matter.

As previously reported last week, the recommended rules will allow student-athletes to earn compensation for their name, image and likeness in accordance with the law of the state in which they attend school. New NIL laws in seven states, including Florida, Texas and Alabama, go into effect on Thursday,…