NCAA Senior Vice President of External Affairs Tim Buckley takes ADU’s Jason Belzer behind the scenes of the association’s efforts to lobby Congress for support across key issues such as NIL transparency and outcomes; the codification of health and wellness standards; the possibility of student-athletes being deemed employees; and the creation of a revenue-sharing model for athletics. Buckley: “We’re pulling every lever we possibly have available to us to address the challenges before us.” Buckley also provides additional details of NCAA President Charlie Baker’s Project DI proposal and shares his perspective on what’s going right for the NCAA and college athletics. The conversation is indexed below for efficient viewing (click the time stamp to jump to a specific question/topic).
- 1:03 - From your perspective, what does the NCAA do that actually works really well and that moves college athletics forward in a positive way?
- 2:20 - Are there misconceptions from the public about what the NCAA does on a day-to-day basis?
- 3:24 - Why aren't people more aware of these positive changes?
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4:36 - Through all of the changes happening in the landscape, there has been a push by the NCAA for Congressional intervention. What is the NCAA looking for from Congress and where are we at in that process right now?
- 8:21 - How do you navigate the complicated political landscape in Congress right now?
- 11:01 - How is the NCAA preparing for the potential of a revenue-sharing model for athletics?
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13:15 - Is there a movement towards finding ways to generate additional revenue in order to make a revenue-sharing model possible?
- 16:12 - You are an outsider to the world of college athletics; having worked here for the past year, what has surprised you the most? If there is anything you could easily change, what would it be?
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