re: Too many different NIL laws per state

While states all have their own NIL laws, they have almost nothing to do with NCAA NIL sanctions. States can sue schools who violate their NIL laws, but there's basically only one NCAA NIL rule.

You can't have players on your team with NIL deals that have "inducements" which tie the deal to enrolling in or remaining enrolled in a particular school (or being on a particular athletic team). This is essentially saying "you can't be pay to play", but the word "inducement" means that it doesn't necessarily have to be spelled out in the contract. If a UGA player has a contract that requires them to make appearances in Athens, GA every Tuesday and Thursday, the NCAA can rule that's an "inducement" for the player to attend UGA even if UGA was never mentioned in the contract.

Each school has to navigate their own particular laws that exist in their state. But the NCAA only has one NIL rule. No pay to play.