D.C. Decision Makers Could Kill College Sports By Giving NCAA Big Dogs A Legal Monopoly

College sports aren’t just games. They’re a lifeline for countless young people who otherwise would never have had a pathway out of the hardships of their upbringing.

Over a century ago, Teddy Roosevelt faced a slaughterhouse: college football fields littered with broken noses, crushed skulls, and 18 kids dead in a single season. He slammed his fist down, dragged university bosses to the White House, and paved the way for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), a system that has turned scrappy survivors into Olympians and graduates.

I lived it as a college football player myself, lungs burning, ankles twisted, and bones broken. But I was provided a scholarship and a ticket to a bigger and better life. For millions, it’s been the same:

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