Back in 2019, the NCAA Board of Governors began discussions about legislation regarding the commercial use of a student-athlete's name, image, or likeness (NIL) for legislation in response to California and Colorado's laws going into place in that sparked other states to also move forward with similar legislation). In April of 2020, the NCAA released their recommendations on the legislation with the group taking steps towards allowing student-athletes to be paid for sponsorships and endorsement deals as early as the 2021-2022 school year.