A trio of college basketball players met with NCAA president Mark Emmert on Thursday and asked the association to adopt a temporary blanket waiver that would allow all athletes to make money from endorsement deals next school year while more permanent decisions take shape.
Michigan's Isaiah Livers, Iowa's Jordan Bohannon and Rutgers' Geo Baker requested a chance to speak directly with Emmert after starting a social-media-driven protest during their time in Indianapolis for the NCAA tournament. Using the hashtag #NotNCAAProperty, the players have tried to raise awareness throughout the month for what they see as unfair treatment of college athletes -- both a lack of ability to make money and disparities between the way male and female athletes were treated at their respective tournaments this year.