The NCAA is dropping its rule that prohibited athletes from negotiating the terms of NIL payments until after they enrolled in school.

Prospective college athletes now have an even easier path toward securing lucrative deals for their name, image and likeness. Per ESPN's Dan Murphy, as part of a legal settlement on Monday, the NCAA agreed to permanently eliminate a rule that prohibited athletes from negotiating NIL deals until after they enroll in college,

A sports management major at McNeese State became the first student manager to sign a name, image and likeness contract.