Teetering between deliberation and dysfunction, the N.C.A.A.’s debate over how to allow student-athletes to earn money off their fame stalled yet again on Wednesday. Although the N.C.A.A. said in May that its Division I Council, one of the most influential bodies in college sports, was “expected to act” this week to approve new rules about how students may profit off their names, images and likenesses, a two-day meeting adjourned Wednesday without a vote. “There have been some other critical issues, but nothing resonated to this kind of situation,” said Dennis E. Thomas, the longtime commissioner of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. “I think we are all frustrated.”

Source: New York Times June 23, 2021 21:56 UTC