NIL in Oklahoma: High school athletes can now profit off name, image, likeness

Oklahoma has joined the ranks of states allowing high school athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness without giving up their amateur status.

While approving the new guidelines Wednesday, the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association did include some restrictions:

• The compensation is not contingent on specific athletic performance or achievement.
• The compensation is not provided as an incentive to enroll or remain enrolled at a specific school.
• The compensation is not provided by the school or any person acting as an agent for the school.

"After extensive research and diligence, the OSSAA has selected Eccker Sports as their partner to provide Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) education, guidance and support to the organization and our stakeholders across the state," the OSSAA said in a statement. "Eccker Sports is the National leader in providing these services and have partnerships with 10 other states including Texas (Texas High School Coaches Association), Louisiana, New York, Massachusetts and Mississippi among others."

The data detailing which states allow high school athletes to profit from NIL has changed since June, but the website that tracks NIL guidelines by state was last updated in August. 

Nevada is a state expected to be on its way toward allowing its high school athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness.

(Photo by Ty Loftis)