Last week, the NCAA reached a settlement in a lawsuit that allowed for schools to compensate college athletes directly for the first time in history. It is a landmark decision for college athletics, and it sounds like one United States Senator is committed to helping pass legislation to provide structure and regulation to college athletics.
Following the important settlement last week, United States Sen. Ted Cruz issued a statement on the matter as he declared it an “urgent need” for Congress to act on this matter.
“Today’s settlement presents a significant change for a college athletics system still facing tremendous legal uncertainty absent Congressional action,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said in a statement provided to On3. “I carefully worked with athletic associations, conferences, universities, and student-athletes across the country to put forth draft legislation that would allow for this agreement, including the revenue-sharing provisions, without degrading the educational benefits many student-athletes receive.
“Overall, I believe this agreement demonstrates the urgent need for Congress to act and give the more than half a million student-athletes across the country to continue using athletics as a path to get an education and develop life skills for their future.”
So far, no legislation has been passed on the matter. We’ll have to see if Cruz and others can change that.
[On3]
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