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Winning Off the Field: Legislative Proposal to Stabilize NIL and College Athletics

The "Winning off the field" hearing focused on a proposed legislative framework, the SCORE Act, to stabilize Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules in college athletics and provide structure to the evolving landscape. The hearing described the act's goals as creating a national NIL standard, setting "guardrails" for NIL and the transfer portal, and ensuring athlete protections like scholarship and financial literacy support. It aimed to address the "wild west" environment created by the current patchwork of state laws by providing clarity, stability, and fairness for athletes, universities, and the future of college sports.

SUDOC number: Y 4.C 73/8:119-27

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