Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn criticized outgoing NCAA president Mark Emmert on Thursday, noting the end of Emmert’s team will “enable the NCAA to support our student-athletes.”
Emmert announced in April he is stepping down from his role as NCAA president by June 2023. Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey discussed the future of the NCAA on capitol hill on Thursday in an effort to push lawmakers to pass NIL legislation.
“For far too long, the NCAA has refused to allow student-athletes to benefit from the use of their name, image, likeness [NIL]” Blackburn told Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger.