returned to the athletics department at the end of the sports season or upon dismissal from the team.
Playing and Practice Restrictions in and Out of Season
NCAA Bylaw 17.1.6.1 Daily and Weekly Hour Limitations-Playing Season: A student-athlete's participation in countable athletically related activities shall be limited to a maximum of four hours per day and 20 hours per week.
NCAA Bylaw 17.1.6.2 Weekly Hour Limitations-Outside of Playing Season: Outside of the playing season during the academic year, only a student-athlete's participation in weight-training, conditioning, individual skill instruction and, in football, review of game film shall be permitted. A student-athlete's participation in such activities shall be limited to a maximum of eight hours per week, of which not more than two hours per week may be spent on individual skill workouts.
Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Overview
NIL refers to the rights of student-athletes to profit from their own name, image, and likeness. This includes opportunities like endorsement deals, sponsorships, and social media promotions. In Kentucky, NIL activities are regulated under specific guidelines to ensure compliance with both state law and institutional policies.
Kentucky law allows student-athletes to engage in NIL activities while maintaining their amateur status, provided they do not conflict with team activities or university contracts. Student-athletes must disclose all NIL agreements to their respective institutions, and these agreements cannot be contingent on their enrollment or continued participation in a particular sport.
These regulations ensure that while student-athletes can benefit from their personal brand, their academic and athletic responsibilities remain the priority.
Outside Competition
NCAA Bylaw 14.4.7.1: A student-athlete becomes ineligible for intercollegiate competition in his or her sport (other than basketball) if, after enrollment in college and during any year in which the student-athlete is a member of an intercollegiate squad or team, he or she competes or has competed as a member of any outside team in any non-collegiate, amateur competition (e.g., tournament play, exhibition games or other activity) during the institution's intercollegiate season in the sport until eligibility is restored by the NCAA Division II Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement.