The paper "Policy Discourse of Name, Image, and Likeness in College Athletics", published in the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics 2023 has been declared the co-winner of the 2023 Outstanding Article award by the College Sport Research Institute. The paper was authored by Brennan Berg, Michael Hutchinson, Janelle Wells, David Walsh, Andre Simmond, & Cody Havard.

The changed perception and subsequent state laws that permitted college athletes to engage in name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities has resulted in a historic evolution in the collegiate sport system. This paper examines how the public policy debate progressed and influenced the accepted norms and practices of college athletics given the significance of NIL.

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