Women's basketball players slam NCAA as SCORE Act stumbles
Maryland's Oluchi Okananwa and UCLA's Charlisse Leger-Walker were among those who slammed SCORE Act: "We cannot trust the NCAA to do the right thing."
What is the SCORE Act supposed to accomplish? The answer depends on who is being asked. Leaders of the autonomy conferences in college athletics — the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC — will make the case that this legislation will provide more regulation and clarity amidst the chaotic landscape fostered by the creation of name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation, revenue sharing and the transfer portal.
It would reshape the oversight of college athletics and pave the way for new standards. However, as opponents of the legislation will point out, it will also give the NCAA and its member institutions antitrust protections and allow the NCAA to make its own rules on eligibility and compensation, pre-empting state laws. It would also — perhaps most importantly — prohibit college athletes from being considered employees, taking away their rights to collectively bargain.
Rep. Lori Trahan of Massachusetts — a former Division I volleyball player at Georgetown — says it a bit more bluntly. “This is a partisan piece of legislation that bails out the NCAA and the (SEC and Big Ten) by silencing athletes and rolling back the rights that they fought so hard to win.
That's a choice. It's a choice to put the interests of the wealthiest organizations in college sports ahead of the athletes who create the value in this industry,” Trahan said Tuesday. “...
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