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Unionization ruling overturned, but players are better off today

AUG 17, 2015 at 1:50p ET

AUG 17, 2015 at 1:50p ET

Ex-Northwestern QB Kain Colter (speaking) didn't 'win' the right for college players to unionize, but schools have addressed a lot of the demands he was looking for.

In modern media, as in sports, there's a winner and loser to every story. On Monday, when the National Labor Relations Board overturned a March 2014 regional ruling allowing Northwestern football players to unionize, it marked a "clear victory for the college sports establishment" and a "tough break for the Northwestern football team.