The National Collegiate Athletic Association will see more antitrust challenges without a statutory exemption, the NCAA says, adding that congressional action is needed to prevent college athletics from growing too imbalanced and possibly careening toward full professionalization. But advocates for college athletes argue the NCAA cannot be trusted to act in athletes’ best interest with an antitrust safe harbor.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association will see more antitrust challenges without a statutory exemption, the NCAA says, adding that congressional action is needed to prevent college athletics from growing too imbalanced and possibly careening toward full professionalization. But advocates for college athletes argue the NCAA cannot be trusted to act in athletes’ best interest with an antitrust safe harbor.
