The bill would grant the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption in order to restore its five-year eligibility rule and transfer limits. The legislation would also codify the regulation of name, image and likeness deals.
Institutions should invest in a concierge-like experience for working learners with the same urgency, creativity, and institutional commitment they devote to athletics.
Even without the perch of a presidency, the 82-year-old remains heavily influential in conversations surrounding higher ed's future, especially seeking to stabilize college athletics.
Senate bill is aimed at stabilizing college athletics funding and standardizing Name, Image and Likeness rules, but it faces opposition over an antitrust exemption that could block athlete unionization.
The SEC has filed a lawsuit against LSU and Lane Kiffin that asks for an injunction overruling a recent decision in a Louisiana court that allowed more than a dozen former college athletes to return to college despite concluding their eligibility this past season.
