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Athletes.org, the players’ association for college student-athletes, unveiled its first collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on Monday, outlining clear terms between the athletes and the NCAA.
The proposal, which has been in the works for the better part of a year, spans four years and includes a revenue-sharing template agreement, “school-specific revenue-sharing percentage based on pro rata revenue per sport,” a five-year max on eligibility, and the removal of third-party NIL limitations. It also includes a per-sport, per-position cap on pay for incoming freshmen, and an agent certification process that includes an exam and background check.
The draft centers on football but has language that creates a framework for it to be applied to other sports.
Athletes.org said it developed the proposed CBA with “direct input from current and recently graduated college athletes representing the perspectives, opinions and experiences of more than 5,000 AO members”.
Read The Full Proposal Here“Everyone knows the current model of college sports is a ticking time bomb,” said Brandon Copeland, co-founder of Athletes.org. “Some believe that more money can solve the issues, but more revenue with no reform of the foundation will simply mean bigger damages owed to this generation of college athletes ahead.
“The fundamental conflict of interest between athletes and the industry that profits from their work hasn’t been fixed. While some still hope Congress will bail out a repeat antitrust offender, we’re focused on creating the one solution that actually works: bringing athletes to the table as real partners with a real say in their future. That’s why AO is proud to share this model for a CBA with the world today. A framework that has been poured into by athletes and many leaders across industry who want to ensure that college athletics has a sustainable, and stable future.”
Athletes.org points to examples in major professional sports such as the NFL, NBA and NHL, where collective bargaining has “transformed competition ito enduring partnerships that have generated billions in value.”
“It is now time for college athletics to evolve, voluntarily, proactively and collaboratively, into this fruitful and modern model,” Athletes.org says.
Copeland added: “For decades, athletes have carried the weight of a system they had no real voice in. This framework changes that. It creates a modern partnership where athletes contribute, institutions succeed and everyone who chooses to participate in this route forward finally operates under the same transparent, enforceable standards. That’s how you protect the games, sports and athletes we all love.”
The proposal is a pivotal development as college sports move closer to a professionalized model—an evolution fast-tracked by the House settlement—and one that could reshape how athletes, schools, and conferences negotiate power and compensation in the years ahead.
With a single, nationally negotiated set of rules, college sports will also get out of one of its primary issues right now–patchwork state laws.
“People dismiss the difficulty of doing this in college because of the state laws and the different political leans of the 50 different states that have college sports,” Tennessee AD Danny White said, according to the Sports Business Journal. “I just don’t think that’s a factor. It’s very easily mitigated with one national employment agency and the fact that we’re afraid of the word ‘employment’ is silly. We have students all over our campuses that have jobs. We have student-athletes that have jobs. This isn’t a foreign concept.”
Like in pro sports, a CBA standardizes pay, benefits, eligibility and athlete protections, allowing schools and athletes to solve issues directly instead of depending on Congress or navigating 50 different legal environments.
“I’m not suggesting that any of this is easy,” White said. “But [collective bargaining] is a way for us to structure things that doesn’t ask Congress to change the law or give us some kind of exemption that we’ve been trying to do for like a decade and it hasn’t happened.”
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