Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the National College Players Association is asking the NCAA to make major changes to its rules.
According to Yahoo Sports' Nick Bromberg, the player advocacy group is asking the NCAA to allow third parties the ability to pay for necessary student-athlete expenses, including food, rent, utilities and any medical expenses, among other fees.
"COVID-19 is highlighting just how unjust NCAA rules are. We’re facing the prospect that many athletes in spring sports and now possibly those in fall sports are abiding by NCAA rules that will make them more vulnerable to the coronavirus’ economic fallout without getting to use their eligibility,” NCPA president Ramogi Huma said in a letter to the NCAA released Thursday, per Yahoo Sports.