Yardbarker · Aug 17, 2015
Unionization ruling overturned, but players are better off today
AUG 17, 2015 at 1:50p ET
AUG 17, 2015 at 1:50p ET
Ex-Northwestern QB Kain Colter (speaking) didn't 'win' the right for college players to unionize, but schools have addressed a lot of the demands he was looking for.
In modern media, as in sports, there's a winner and loser to every story. On Monday, when the National Labor Relations Board overturned a March 2014 regional ruling allowing Northwestern football players to unionize, it marked a "clear victory for the college sports establishment" and a "tough break for the Northwestern football team."
Sorry, but an issue this complicated doesn't fall neatly into a simple win-loss column.