WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are taking their gripes on NCAA matters directly to the top. Two high-profile U.S. senators sent a joint letter Tuesday to NCAA president Mark Emmert, expressing their concern over the NCAA’s report last week on athlete compensation, a document they claim is “inadequate” to repairing the “broken system” of college athletics.
Sports Illustrated obtained a copy of the 600-word letter from Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), two central figures to the debate in Congress over NCAA reform. The letter describes the NCAA report as “a step forward and a step back.