When Niraj Antani, a Republican state senator from Miamisburg, announced on Monday the introduction of legislation permitting college athletes in Ohio to profit from the use of their names, images and likenesses, he offered a prediction. He said the bill, which would go into effect on July 1, would pass. If proven correct, it could benefit Ohio State’s football program, giving coaches and staff members a selling point in the recruitment of top high school talent. But what if the effort falters over the next month or is put off by the legislature? “If Ohio is not able to pass anything, I think schools in Ohio like Ohio State would be at a short-term recruiting disadvantage,” said Mit Winter, an attorney in Kansas City, Missouri, who has studied issues surrounding NIL. Once the calendar turns to July, at least six other states will begin to allow college athletes to be…
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