00:00We're gathered today to discuss an important threat to the integrity and culture of college
00:05sports, the inability to set rules on eligibility transfers, name, image, and likeness, and
00:14more, much more than that, so we have to save college sports.
00:18I think it's just a very, very important meeting, we have the most important people in college
00:23sports and really beyond.
00:24You know, just being an old football coach, it's unlikely for me to be in a situation
00:28where I'll be speaking to such a distinguished group, but I do think there's a question we
00:32all need to ask is, you know, what are the future guidance that we want to create for
00:37college athletics?
00:38As people talk to me about this issue, they said one thing.
00:43The only person who could bring us together to reach a consensus is President Trump.
00:49This is a topic and an issue that's important to all Americans, it's a cornerstone of our
00:53culture, the cornerstone of our Olympic development system, and provides opportunity for so many
00:58kids across the country.
01:00There are 556,000 young people playing college sports right now across all 50 states.
01:08They will tell you that this is one of the most formative and important parts of their
01:13collegiate experience.
01:14I think college sports is one of the greatest things this country has going, and we're at
01:18a time period where we really need the help of Congress and the government and all come
01:24together and speak in one unified voice to really make sure that we keep college sports
01:29healthy.
01:30But it's very, very important that legislators get involved because we need some parameters
01:36right now, and the law and Congress can make that happen.
01:40We all know college sports is uniquely American.
01:43And it's something that began here in the mid-1800s and has continued to grow and draw
01:49people in.
01:50And from my perspective, the attention paid by President Trump to college sports is an important
01:55part of his leadership.
01:57We cannot continue to have an environment where NIL is out of control.
02:03And I think this requires people coming together and thinking about solutions so that we can maintain
02:08the vital passion around college sports in this country.
02:12The time is now for really the leaders in college sports to come together, figure out
02:17solutions and make sure we can move into the future with really kind of great momentum
02:22and assurances that we can keep college sports special.
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