# ODR CNTRL NIL Launch Readiness

Date: 2026-07-13
Status: Proceed in phases. Do not blast high school and college as one audience.

## Launch decision

- Green this week: adult college-athlete routes, adult-managed organization routes, and high-school routes only after verified state or association research plus school-policy check.
- Yellow this week: NCAA Division I, Division I prospects, JUCO-to-DI, transfers, and any campaign using school references or institutional marks.
- Red this week: Texas UIL high school campaigns, any minor without guardian workflow, any coach or booster controlled compensation path, and any unverified high-school state or association pushed live before research route completion.

## Coach lens

- Coach or school staff must not arrange high-school NIL deals where rules forbid school-connected facilitation.
- No team quotas, playing-time linkage, roster pressure, or "support team to help athlete earn" scripts.
- No school logos, uniforms, facilities, mascots, or official team accounts unless ODR research-route evidence clears the exact use.
- Safer role: share research-cleared adult contact, not negotiate deals or manage athlete compensation.

## Athlete lens

- Adult college athletes can use individual payout onboarding if compliance clears the route.
- Minors do not receive direct payout or manage payment accounts; guardian or research-cleared adult organizer controls onboarding.
- Keep records of deliverables, dates, payments, and research-route evidence.
- NCAA Division I prospects and transfers need NIL Go review when thresholds hit.

## Lawyer lens

- NCAA says NIL deals must have real deliverables, a valid business purpose, and compensation within a reasonable range. Pay-for-play is not allowed.
- Texas UIL says agreements with entities other than postsecondary institutions may not be executed until UIL eligibility is exhausted in the applicable sport.
- Georgia high school guidance bars school marks, school apparel, member-school facilities, and collective or NIL club compensation.
- Michigan high school guidance bars school identifiers, facilities, school-connected entities arranging deals, and requires disclosure within seven days.
- NAIA allows NIL, including school references and institutional gear, but schools and conferences may impose stricter limits and athletes must notify the athletic director when compensation is tied to student-athlete status or institutional representation.

## School admin lens

- Need written check on school policy, marks, facilities, disclosure timing, and whether staff may facilitate anything.
- High-school campaigns should be treated as independent athlete or guardian activity unless ODR research-route evidence clears a different structure.
- College campaigns should route through campus compliance or athletic-director review before launch.
- Keep written file for research route, disclosure, payout route, and creative restrictions.

## ODR CNTRL system actions

- Treat unverified high-school states as manual review, not presumed green.
- Treat NCAA Division I, prospects, JUCO-to-DI, and transfers as compliance review routes before activation.
- Keep Texas UIL high-school path on hold.
- Keep copy split by route: adult college athlete, guardian-managed minor, school or organization route.

## Official source anchors

- NCAA NIL page: https://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/name-image-likeness/
- UIL NIL Information: https://www.uiltexas.org/policy/2025-26-policy-info/nil-information
- GHSA Appendix N: https://www.ghsa.net/constitution-section-2025-2026-appendix-n-guidelines-regarding-name-image-and-likeness
- MHSAA NIL/PBA overview: https://www.mhsaa.com/students/name-image-likeness
- NAIA NIL overview: https://interpretations.naia.org/naia-name-image-and-likeness-nil-policy-overview/