A "key move" was made during a Monday meeting of the South Carolina House of Representatives signaling a "forthcoming change" to the state's NIL law, according to Chris Clark of ON3.com. If the change is signed into law, the practical effect is that on July 1 -- the beginning of the fiscal year -- the guardrails of the state's NIL law "will no longer be in place." That would leave the NCAA’s interim policy to "govern NIL deals and operations in the state for a one-year period." The state’s existing NIL law, which went "into effect immediately on July 1, 2021," would "still remain in effect until July 1." This week’s action from the House came "on the heels of trends and observed changes across the country." Some college programs in states without NIL laws have "taken a more aggressive approach to facilitating NIL deals for its student athletes." That has left some neighboring states "pondering the implications of keeping laws that are arguably more restrictive on the books." South Carolina state Rep. Tim McGinnis on Monday in his closing remarks to the House said, “I would ask that everybody vote for this, otherwise you’re going to see some of the best players in the country go to schools that don’t have Clemson or South Carolina in their name" (ON3.com, 3/16).
