Key Highlights
- House of Representatives prior to the postponement, and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) offered some pointed criticism of the bill on Thursday. However, Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne continues to voice strong support for the bill.
- He shared his hopes for the bill to “get back on the tracks” at said it would be good for college athletics. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSUBSCRIBE to the On3 NIL and Sports Business NewsletterByrne noted the amount of support the bill generated in college athletics, including many NCAA conferences and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
- However, multiple professional players associations – including the NFLPA and NBPA – spoke out against the legislation.
- But Byrne blamed the politics of the discussions as a reason why the bill did not make it to the House floor as scheduled.“The SCORE Act, for instance, is really good,” Byrne said on The Paul Finebaum Show.
- “Thirty two of the 33 conferences support it.