Rep Trahan with some really harsh comments about #NIL collectives. Collusion? Not sure where she’s getting that information.

State #NIL laws are not creating chaos or instability. It’s a red herring in an attempt to put more restrictions in place.

I’m really interested to hear what Burton says here and which way he goes on the issues. Appears he’s going pro NCAA.

Does Burton have any first hand experience with the #NIL issues he’s talking about? Seems like the answer is no and he is reciting information that was given to him by a lobbyist.

Some positive comments on an #NIL collective by Florida St softball player Kaley Mudge. @RisingSpearNIL

If schools/the NCAA don’t want college athletes to be employees, you know how to make that happen? You don’t ask Congress to pass a law that says that. You stop treating them like employees and then they won’t be deemed employees under the law. It’s simple.

Agree with the current testimony. It’s time for revenue sharing and for college athletes to have a real seat at the decision making table.

Most/many people agree that #NIL is a good thing for college athletes. These current questions look like they are setting the table to move the discussion in the direction of needing more restrictions via a federal law.

I’m getting so many messages from people who work daily in the #NIL space and are actually familiar with how it works. They all are some variation of “these people don’t know what they’re talking about and this hearing is making me angry.”

Here is probably the biggest issue with high level college athletics that no one has addressed during this hearing. Schools/NCAA want to continue running professional sports teams without having to treat the athletes like professionals/employees.

#NIL has allowed athletes to enjoy some of the benefits that professionals enjoy, and to allow those potential benefits to become part of an athlete’s recruiting decision. Schools/NCAA don’t like that. But they can’t have it both ways.

If it’s not already clear, this hearing is not really about #NIL and protecting athletes’ NIL rights. It’s about using the narrative around NIL in an effort to continue to allow schools/NCAA to operate professional sports teams without having to treat the athletes as pros.

Collusion between schools and #NIL collectives? That’s a new one.

Regarding Chun’s comments, all college athletes are not the same. Yes, they have the same commitment to their sports and put in comparable effort. But some help generate much more revenue than others. That can’t be ignored.

I’m expecting any bill that comes from this committee to be very anti- #NIL collective.

Wow, no one on the witness panel can even comment on the rules allowing schools to help collectives fundraise. And Heupel says that none of the Patriot League schools have collectives. Why is she on the panel?

This is where you need a P5 basketball or football player on the panel. To answer the revenue sharing question.

We’ve finally gotten to a discussion of the benefits of bargaining with the athletes.

@WinterSportsLaw So, question. How did the Alston ruling over education benefits lead to NIL? Those seem like completely separate things. Did NCAA just decide to open things up after that ruling?

@AuburnBlazer They are completely separate things. Alston likely led the NCAA to issue NIL rules that are more permissive than what they were planning. But the rules were changing regardless of Alston.