On the 45th anniversary of its victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, the U.S. “Miracle on Ice” Olympic men’s hockey team was awarded a congressional gold medal Friday, Dec. 12, at the White House.
When Team USA captain Mike Eruzione was asked about the topic by reporters, it sparked a brief discussion about the current state of name, image and likeness (NIL) in college sports. After Eruzione’s brief response, President Donald Trump joined the conversation and issued a statement.
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“Something should be done, and I’m willing to get the federal government behind it,” Trump said of overhauling zero revenue in college sports during a bill-signing ceremony in the Oval Office. “If it’s not done soon, you’re going to wipe out the university.”
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This isn’t the first time Trump has spoken out about the state of college sports, with the NIL and transfer portal dominating the scene. He made similar remarks on “The Pat McAfee Show” during a Veterans Day phone interview.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives recently canceled a scheduled final vote on the Republican-backed SCORE Act, which would have allowed the NCAA and its recently formed College Athletic Commission to set and enforce national rules that have been the subject of legal controversy in recent years.
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The SCORE Act (Student Compensation and Opportunity Through Rights and Recognition) attempts to provide more oversight and calm the chaotic environment created by the introduction of zero compensation, revenue sharing and college athletic transfer portals.
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