NCAA Leaks Memo Backing Antitrust Exemption as Bill Would Override 1 Sorsby Challenge
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Updated · NBC Sports · Jun 12
NCAA Leaks Memo Backing Antitrust Exemption as Bill Would Override 1 Sorsby Challenge
1 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Jun 12
Summary
A memo sent to Division I conference commissioners says the proposed Protect College Sports Act would override Brendan Sorsby’s legal challenge and preserve the NCAA’s eligibility restriction.
Charlie Baker cast the backlash to the Sorsby case as a potential “thunderbolt moment,” signaling the NCAA sees the ruling as leverage to push Congress toward a broader antitrust exemption.
The legislation reaches beyond that single case, according to the report, by curbing player rights while offering athletes no meaningful representation in the process.
The leak underscores the NCAA’s wider strategy: use a high-profile eligibility dispute to win federal protection from antitrust law that other U.S. businesses still face.