Five members of Congress are introducing a bill that would make college athletes at public schools employees and allow them to collectively bargain.
Author: Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY
Power Five conference revenues slowed by COVID-19 pandemic, tax records show
New federal tax records give first look at Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren’s pay and show pay decrease for outgoing Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott.
NCAA President Mark Emmert to meet with lawmakers as some states push to pay college athletes
The NCAA also has been considering changes to its NIL rules, a move that would fundamentally alter a system of amateurism.
NCAA Board of Governors votes unanimously to extend President Mark Emmert’s contract through 2025
The NCAA Board of Governors on Tuesday announced it had voted unanimously to extend President Mark Emmert’s contract through 2025.
Two members of U.S. House add new elements to bill on NCAA athletes’, name, image, likeness
Two members of U.S. House of Representatives are re-introducing bill regarding college athletes’ ability to make money from name, image and likeness.
NCAA vote sets up change in transfer rules so football, basketball players won’t have to sit
Athletes in all NCAA sports are now all but assured of being able to change schools once without having to sit out a season.
Florida State men’s basketball coach Leonard Hamilton tops coaches earning sizable bonuses
Florida State men’s basketball coach Leonard Hamilton earned $875,000 thanks to one of the most lucrative incentive packages for public-school coach.
Supreme Court justices grill NCAA, calling arguments ‘entirely circular’ and ‘somewhat disturbing’
The NCAA’s lawyer, Seth Waxman, contended that legal precedents and the law itself should allow the NCAA to set the compensation rules.
Sen. Chris Murphy offers bill to help college athletes make money from name, image, likeness
The bill is the first related to college sports’ outgoing name-image-and-likeness (NIL) issue to be proposed during the new Congressional session.
NCAA revenue for 2020 down 50% due to pandemic-forced cancellation of basketball tournament
The NCAA’s cancellation of last season’s DI basketball tournament because of the pandemic resulted in a $600 million annual decline in total revenue.