Tennessee High School Student-Athletes Now Eligible For NIL

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – High school student-athletes will now be able to make money off of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) through marketing and promotional opportunities.

The TSSAA Legislative Council met Thursday, Dec. 8, and approved the change to its “Amateur Rule.”

The news release says, “With immediate effect, students who receive payment for instructional services (i.e. lessons) are not in violation of the Amateur Rule. Students would be permitted to receive payment for activities not related to the performance provided that they are carried out in a manner that does not suggest the endorsement or sponsorship of their school. The student’s activities for which they are compensated may not include an image or likeness of the student in a uniform, or other clothing or gear depicting the name or logo of the TSSAA member school the student is attending or has attended.”