Great reminder that CA lawmakers’ courage in standing up to the NCAA led to rights & freedoms for college athletes NATIONWIDE. Thank you to @GavinNewsom@NancySkinnerCA@SteveBradford
The NCPA is a proud co-sponsor of this law & will continue fighting for athletes’ rights!
UMass Amherst Researchers Find 60% say college athletes should share the profit of their name, image or likeness & nearly half say they should share in profit from broadcast rights fees @TatisheNteta https://t.co/fNUm8msQgp
Welcome to NCAA sports where food isn’t a human right, it can be an NCAA violation.
College athletes are #NotNCAAProperty
'Not NCAA property' hashtag protest is launched with March Madness set to begin - The Washington Post https://t.co/ZHjQP6oljR
Michigan basketball player Isaiah Livers discusses why it’s so important for college athletes to stand up against exploitative NCAA rules
#NotNCAAProperty
Sometimes (most times) the NCAA doesn’t make sense when they choose to punish some schools and not others. We can most likely chalk it up to amateurism and the money makers. Let’s change that. Start by singing and sharing our petition. https://t.co/NC6pXGeufQ
Just made it official. After 45 years as a registered Republican, I am now an Unaffiliated voter. I leave the GOP having won 4 statewide elections in NC as the Republican nominee. Only 3 others in NC history have won more.
NCPA’s push for NIL pay laws can return athletes to video games w $$$.
“For E.A. Sports to have the quality that it had prior to ceasing production, you’ve got to have the plyrs in there. Otherwise, the game will be a shell of itself” - NCPA’s Ramogi Huma https://t.co/HUnjepDesZ
Rutgers' Geo Baker on NCAA:
“u realize we are playing in a pandemic being told to stay away from everyone we love just for y’all entertainment but i can’t sell my own jersey with my last name on it to help my future financially. That makes sense to u?” https://t.co/mw8bFDLu3Z
“I think the Power Five and NCAA proposals are dead in the water. They went to Congress and they lost,” said Ramogi Huma of the NCPA. “At this point, all they can do is play defense, which is what we were doing at first. Now we’re playing offense.” https://t.co/WLAIxz2kJw
NCPAs Ramogi Huma on NCAA suspension athlete NIL pay vote:
“It’s a slap in the face to college athletes. Athletes are being used to make $ for NCAA sports in a pandemic w/o the NCAA enforcing COVID standards. This is what they get in return for their sacrifice?” States must