Jim Delany took to the podium for the final time as the commissioner of the Big Ten during basketball media days in Rosemont, Illinois on Wednesday.
One of the more notable plot threads going on in college athletics right now has to do with California’s Fair Pay to Play Act, which was just signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, which would allow college athletes to receive compensation for use of their likenesses. Lawmakers across the country are considering similar bills, including Florida, who’s law could go into effect as soon as 2020.
As expected, Delany sides with other conference commissioners in opposition of the idea of the rule.