NCAA prez is open to Trump’s idea of commission

• Andrea AdelsonMay 12, 2025, 05:18 PM ET Close ACC press reporter.

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NCAA president Charlie Baker stated Monday he was”up for anything” when inquired about a President Trump-proposed commission on college athletics.Reports surfaced recently that President Trump was going to develop the commission.While his discussions at ACC conferences with league football coaches, guys’s and females

‘s basketball coaches, athletic directors and other school officials focused on governance and the pending House settlement, Baker was asked throughout a casual press availability for his thoughts on the governmental commission.”I believe the reality that there’s an interest on the executive side on this, I think it speaks with the reality that everybody is

paying a great deal of attention today to what’s going on in college sports, “Baker said.”I’m up for anything that can assist us get someplace.”Editor’s Picks Baker noted the NCAA has actually currently spent time in Washington requesting congressional assistance that is concentrated on 3 big issues. Among the biggest: A patchwork of state laws that associate with how college athletics operate in specific states; and whether student-athletes must be considered employees.”I believe [Congress] can assist us. I truly do,”ACC commissioner Jim Phillips stated throughout an interview with ACC Network.” We have actually been extremely strong in the desire for a nationwide standard when it concerns name, image and likeness. We require to make sure that we have something that comes out of Washington that connects all 50 of the states because we have actually had a piecemeal job and it’s actually undermined college sports. It’s been a race to the bottom. So that’s one. 2 is we need some legal defense. We can not sustain one legal case after another legal case after another legal case. A reaffirmation that these are student-athletes. Those 3 things to me will be extremely essential to see if that can come out of the commission. “Baker stated,”Individuals in our workplace have actually spoken with folks who are dealing with this, however I do not think they have actually chosen the structure around who they wish to place on.”When asked whether he felt the production of a commission would improve the NCAA’s chances at legislative relief, Baker said,”I don’t have a crystal ball on that one. I don’t understand. I do believe, however, that it’s rather clear at this point that there are a great deal of people thinking about college sports, and we do require some help at some time to produce some clearness around some of these issues in Washington. Creating clarity one suit at a time is just a really bad way to try to progress.”