High school student athletes in Michigan will now be allowed to earn money from personal branding opportunities under a new policy approved by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. We asked Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School Athletic Director and WSJM Sports contributor Phil McDonald for his thoughts. He says most states already allow the NIM deals for high schoolers, so the MHSAA announcement wasn’t exactly a surprise. He’s concerned something like that could happen with Michigan high school sports. While he does believe some high school athletes in Southwest Michigan could benefit from NIL agreements, McDonald says only time will tell how much the MHSAA rule change really affects high school athletics around Michigan.