Gene Smith testified in favor of federal NIL legislation at a Congressional hearing Wednesday and said that recruits “asking for $5,000 just to visit has become common.”
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has endorsed the Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act, a bipartisan bill to create a federal standard for NIL in college sports.
The year 2021 marked a watershed in the legal relationship between college athletes, their institutions, and the NCAA. On June 21, the United States Supreme Court.