September 18, 2025
Just for a few seconds, imagine if the NCAA did not exist.
And in its place is the government. What if a federally commissioned corporation governed college athletics, with the power to create rules, such as transfer limitations for college athletes, and enforce recruiting policies, including prohibitions on tampering and inducements? Even more significant is this new entity’s ability to reorganize conferences, negotiate consolidated media rights for all schools and control the distribution of those revenues.
Well, as it turns out, these things are actually on the table.