Back to the Arkansas Razorbacks Newsfeed

Power 5 commissioners ask Congress for athlete compensation law

The Power 5 conference commissioners are asking Congress to move forward with federal legislation regarding compensation for college athletes.

The commissioners of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC sent a letter dated May 23 to congressional leaders. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter Friday. Stadium, the online sports network, first reported on the letter.

The letter was signed by John Swofford of the ACC, Bob Bowlsby of the Big 12, Kevin Warren of the Big Ten, Larry Scott of the Pac-12 and Greg Sankey of the SEC.

They encouraged federal lawmakers to not wait for the NCAA process to play out before passing a national law that would set parameters for college athletes to be compensated for use of their names, images and likenesses.