WASHINGTON, D.C. — For years, Mark Emmert has been a target for criticism from a wide swath of groups. Fans, media, players and even some school administrators have lambasted the NCAA president for the financial inequality that exists in college sports.
Add to the list of critics United States senators.
During a historic hearing Tuesday on Capitol HillA, nearly a dozen lawmakers from the nation’s most powerful legislative body grilled Emmert on a topic expected to cause seismic shifts in the landscape of college athletics—the debate over player compensation, commonly referred to as name, image and likeness (NIL).