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UConn athletics urges Connecticut to allow revenue-sharing agreements as NCAA settlement nears
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University of Connecticut officials told the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee they back HB 6446 to let public institutions enter revenue-sharing agreements with student-athletes, asking for privacy protections and aggregate reporting as a national settlement and NCAA guidance take shape.
At a public hearing of the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, University of Connecticut athletics officials urged lawmakers to pass HB 6446 to allow Connecticut public institutions to enter revenue-sharing agreements with student-athletes.
David Benedict, UConn's director of athletics, told the committee that a pending nationwide settlement in the case often called House v. NCAA would introduce direct payments and a revenue-sharing model for college athletes beginning in the 2025–26 academic year. "I believe it is inevitable," Benedict said, arguing the state should act now so Connecticut schools do not fall behind in recruiting and retention.
Benedict and UConn deputy legal counsel Nate LaValle outlined two priorities: preserve student privacy and retain…
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