NCAA president warns lack of NIL law could kill Division II and III athletics

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Jeremiah Poff is an education and culture reporter for the Washington Examiner. A Virginia native, he previously worked for the Cardinal Newman Society, the Department of Education, and the College Fix. He graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2019 with a degree in journalism and a minor in human life studies.

NCAA President Charlie Baker urged a Senate committee Tuesday to adopt legislation establishing a national standard for name, image, and likeness for college athletes, warning the absence of regulation could kill programs at smaller schools.

"I think it's pretty clear that Division II and Division III schools would get out of the interscholastic collegiate sports business," Baker replied. "The impact on DII and DIII and, by the way, a lot of DI schools and their student-athletes would be profound," Baker said.

 

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