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Louisville AD, president pen letter on college athletics, need for NCAA reform
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- Louisville's president, athletic director, and board chair publish a white paper advocating structural reform in college athletics.
- The trio calls for congressional action, a governing body that can actually govern, and an enforceable spending cap.
- They advocate for the SCORE Act and SAFE Act to modify antitrust and media rights rules.
- Louiville argues a centralized rights model can improve governance and fairness across programs.
- The paper notes Louisville's economic impact and a current athletic budget deficit projected to widen.
- Louisville references budget shortfalls at major programs to illustrate systemic pressures.
- The white paper's timing comes after SEC and Big Ten shared white papers opposing certain reforms.
- Bradley, Heird, and Benz rebutSEC/Big Ten arguments on social media.
- The authors urge using centralized control to prevent 'spending arms races' in college sports.
- The piece highlights Louisville's commitment to 'saving college sports' and athletes' voices.
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