/tags/ncaa NCAA en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 22:26:09 GMT /2021-12-06/ut-austin-boosters-are-putting-up-10m-to-entice-athletes-to-be-longhorns The new fund is in direct response to an NCAA rule change that allows student athletes to profit off their names and images. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 22:26:09 GMT /2021-12-06/ut-austin-boosters-are-putting-up-10m-to-entice-athletes-to-be-longhorns Laura Rice /2021-08-12/baylor-avoids-ncaa-punishment-for-sexual-assault-scandal Baylor gets probation, based on recruiting violations, but NCAA’s lack of rules about sexual assault limit its own enforcement power. Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:15:44 GMT /2021-08-12/baylor-avoids-ncaa-punishment-for-sexual-assault-scandal Terri Langford /2021-07-05/studet-athletes-can-now-sign-autographs-or-work-as-influencers-and-get-paid-to-do-it "I think it's really past time for us to bring collegiate student athletes into this new era of economic liberation." Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:44:54 GMT /2021-07-05/studet-athletes-can-now-sign-autographs-or-work-as-influencers-and-get-paid-to-do-it Kristen Cabrera /sports/2021-06-21/the-supreme-court-sides-with-ncaa-athletes-in-a-narrow-ruling The court ruled that NCAA rules are not reasonably necessary to distinguish between college and professional sports. Still, the ruling could be potentially transformative. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:40:58 GMT /sports/2021-06-21/the-supreme-court-sides-with-ncaa-athletes-in-a-narrow-ruling Nina Totenberg /sports/2021-06-15/gov-greg-abbott-signs-bill-allowing-college-athletes-to-profit-off-their-own-name-and-likeness More than a dozen states have passed similar legislation allowing college athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image or likeness as state lawmakers have called on the federal government to set national guidelines. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:45:43 GMT /sports/2021-06-15/gov-greg-abbott-signs-bill-allowing-college-athletes-to-profit-off-their-own-name-and-likeness Kate McGee /sports/2021-03-24/what-womens-basketball-loses-without-access-to-march-madness-brand Women’s teams miss out on crucial revenue they could reinvest back into their athletic programs. Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:24:24 GMT /sports/2021-03-24/what-womens-basketball-loses-without-access-to-march-madness-brand Terri Langford, Caroline Covington /texas/2019-10-02/californias-fair-pay-to-play-act-could-upend-college-football From Texas Standard:On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Fair Pay to Play Act into law. The measure entitles college athletes in the Golden� Wed, 02 Oct 2019 17:55:59 GMT /texas/2019-10-02/californias-fair-pay-to-play-act-could-upend-college-football Michael Marks /sports/2019-02-11/political-football-could-a-bill-to-renew-longhorns-aggies-games-go-the-distance One of the first bills to make a splash this legislative session is one that would force the University of Texas and Texas A&M to renew their football� Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:00:00 GMT /sports/2019-02-11/political-football-could-a-bill-to-renew-longhorns-aggies-games-go-the-distance Jimmy Maas /politics/2017-04-05/how-the-texas-bathroom-bill-compares-to-north-carolinas-revised-law Texas Republicans followed North Carolina’s lead earlier this year in unveiling their own “bathroom bill.� Since then, supporters have described the Texas� Wed, 05 Apr 2017 13:47:15 GMT /politics/2017-04-05/how-the-texas-bathroom-bill-compares-to-north-carolinas-revised-law Alex Samuels/Texas Tribune, Alexa Ura /sports/2014-08-07/ncaa-votes-to-give-new-autonomy-to-big-conferences Elite college sports conferences can set their own rules about sharing profits with student-athletes, under a new policy adopted by the NCAA's Division I Board of Directors on Thursday. Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:20:00 GMT /sports/2014-08-07/ncaa-votes-to-give-new-autonomy-to-big-conferences Bill Chappell