The NCAA announced its proposed plan for how student athletes will be able to make money off the use of their name, image and likeness on Friday — something that will be allowed for the first time starting on Aug. 1, 2021 — according to USA Today.
The proposal is set to be voted on by the NCAA Division I Council in January. Conferences are allowed to submit any amendments to the proposal until Dec. 15.
NCAA proposes NIL rules
The NCAA’s proposed rule changes allow athletes to use their name, image and/or likeness to “promote … athletically and nonathletically related business activities (e.