Sen. Deb Fischer raised questions Tuesday at a Senate hearing on compensation for student-athletes about how to keep larger urban areas from having an unfair advantage in recruiting if student-athletes have marketing and sponsorship opportunities.
"Although we are blessed with a very incredible football history, we are also a very rural state," Fischer said, noting that Nebraska has smaller media markets and less business infrastructure.
University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod said smaller markets may "struggle to be able to compete in an environment where the biggest media package for an athlete is going to win the day.