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. Some members had recently signaled that they expected to delay a decision, and the council is scheduled to meet again on Monday, three days before at least six states are scheduled to grant new economic rights to student-athletes — regardless of whether the N.