I had two roll call votes i had to participate in. The environment of public works, we have a quirky rule in the sena senate, in our committees. If you want to vote no by proxy, that counts. If you want to vote yes by proxy, that doesnt count. So i had to be there in person. We can now get started. Rhea, are you ready . Yes. Thank you so much. This hearing will come to order. Today the committee convenes to discuss the issue of compensating student athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness, nil. I welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses and thank them for appearing. Today, we will hear from keith carter, vice chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics for university of mississippi, my alma mater, where i lettered in zero sports. Mr. Michael drake, chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association board of governors and president emeritus of the Ohio State University. Ms. Deion collar, professor of law and director of the center for sport and the law at the universit
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Wisconsin, pennsylvania, and arizona. Ncaa officials, university leaders, and armor student athletes testified to a senate panel about the benefits and challenges of allowing College Athletic programs and athletes to profit from the use of their name, image, or likeness. They also talked about the impact of the coronavirus on College Sports. I had to participate in the environment and public works committee. We have a quirky rule in the if in our committees you want to vote no by proxy, that counts. If you want to vote yes by proxy, that doesnt count, so i had to be there in person. We cannot get started. Are you ready . Thank you so much. This hearing will come to order. Convenes toommittee discuss the issue of compensating student athletes for the use of their name, image, and likeness and il nil. I welcome our panel of witnesses and thank them for. We will hear from the vice chancellor Intercollegiate Athletics from university of mississippi, my alma mater, where a letter in zero sp
College football starts in basketball and you get to root for your alma mater or the team yet come to follow and its a lot of fun. Its gotten to be really big business. There are billions of dollars gamble on College Athletics. Theres billions of dollars in revenue generated from College Athletics, and its all built around a model of amateur athletics. So the fact that a lot of people are making money off amateur athletics, the challenge is, trying to make sure that the Business Model is fair, what you do but the people watching play the sport without destroying the amateur nature of the game . Because most of the people on a College Athletic team, that will be the end of their athletic career in terms of getting compensated. They get scholarships, many of them do, and room and board of them go into the private sector and go on about their lives. But the College Athletic experience is something i want to reserve. There are many people get to share that experience who will not turn it i
Will make an Opening Statement and senator booker and senator blumenthal. The title of the hearing today is protecting the integrity of College Athletics. Like most americans one of the highlights with basketball. And its a lot of fun its going to be really big business with collegeage athletics and its all built around the model and then the challenge that the Business Model is fair without destroying the immature nature of the game with the collegeage Athletic Team thats the end of their career and to get compensated they get scholarships and room and board but to go into the private sector that the College Athletic experience is something i want to preserve and those that will not turn that into their livelihood those that require College Athletics for the opportunities for women and thats a good thing. So at the highest level College Athletics football. The football budget supports everything else. If youre an athlete how do we treat you fairly without turning it all into minorleag