“It’s a fairly radical notion, but if we could find a way to reach binding agreements with our student-athletes, most of this goes away,” Jack Swarbrick said, referring to what industry leaders say is a chaotic compensation system around name, image and likeness (NIL).
“We don’t have a mechanism to [collectively bargain] without them becoming employees. It would require a new mechanism that would recognize the rights of student-athletes to negotiate for the terms and conditions of their participation as athletes without being employees. I think it’s worth considering.”
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“We don’t have a mechanism to [collectively bargain] without them becoming employees. It would require a new mechanism that would recognize the rights of student-athletes to negotiate for the terms and conditions of their participation as athletes without being employees. I think it’s worth considering.”
Story from Ross Dellenger:
Would collective bargaining solve college sports' NIL issues? Notre Dame AD: 'You've got to create something new'
For a second time in the last month, one of the industry’s most prominent figures has proposed a plan that could reshape and potentially upend the current college athletics model.
