West Virginia middle school and high school athletes are now able to get paid for name, image and likeness deals.
The state school board approved the action in July and it officially went into effect last Friday.
Here is an excerpt about the new NIL rules from WestVirginiaWatch.com:
Wayne Ryan, executive director of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, said the state’s new policy sets general guidelines that will protect students from violating their eligibility under amateur athlete rules.
“It’s basically going to have to be evaluated on a case by case basis,” he said, adding that they pulled from other states’ polices to create a starting point for student athlete NIL in West Virginia.