The Ohio State football program continues to recruit wide receivers at an elite level. In almost every recruiting class, the Buckeyes bring in a five-star receiver recruit. Brian Hartline has done a fantastic job of developing receivers, and he has been able to recruit on that track record.
One incoming recruit is five-star receiver Jamier Brown. He is committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2027 recruiting class. While other schools are trying to poach him, he has been locked in with his commitment for almost a year. However, the latest update on him might make some Ohio State fans nervous.
Brown is from Dayton, Ohio, and is listed as the best receiver recruit in the country. He will certainly command some NIL money once he gets to college. Right now, in the state of Ohio, high school players cannot get NIL money. Brown is now suing the state to try to change that.
Ohio State football recruit sues the state of Ohio to change NIL rules
According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, Brown has now filed a lawsuit against the state of Ohio so that he and other high school players can start receiving NIL money. He claims that he can make over $100,000 per year based on his value, although he doesn't give a specific amount.
Brown claims that lightening the load on his mother's expenses is the main reason for filing this lawsuit.
"What pushed me was knowing that allowing NIL for high school athletes in Ohio could be a game changer for a lot of kids like me," Brown told ESPN. "My family is getting by, but being able to use NIL would take some weight off my mom and me by helping cover things like tutoring, training, and travel, which help me grow as both a student and a football player."
Right now, the state of Ohio is one of just six states that prohibit NIL money for high school players. It's something that could end up hurting the state in terms of talent at some point, as the best recruits and their families could decide to move out of the state in search of NIL opportunities.
It's unclear how long it will take for this lawsuit to get cleared up, but this could show that he is more interested in NIL than he is in playing for the Buckeyes. That could make fans nervous as more programs try to flip him before Signing Day in 2027.
Brown hasn't given any indication that he's anything less than locked in with the Buckeyes.