As name, image, and likeness (NIL) fuels chaos in college sports, two Power Five commissioners are going to Washington D.C. to ask for help. Today, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff will meet with Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) to push for federal NIL legislation. Currently, NIL is regulated by state laws and the NCAA’s very vague NIL policy, which schools and boosters are finding ways around, leading to reported deals of $8 million for high school recruits.
“The goal is to discuss a few of the issues facing college athletics with influential senators,” Kliavkoff told ESPN.