RALEIGH, N.C. — One of the state's top high school quarterbacks is suing the state over its name, image and likeness prohibitions for public school athletes.
The complaint was filed Friday in Wake County Superior Court by Rolanda Brandon on behalf of her son, Greensboro Grismsley High School quarterback Faizon Brandon, ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the nation and a Tennessee commit.
The lawsuit names the North Carolina State Board of Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction as defendants.
The complaint alleges that the State Board of Education exceeded its authority under state law to "regulate" the use of name, image and likeness by public school athletes by instead prohibiting it altogether in June.