Why a governor will run the NCAA

[Greenrex]

Career Changes

The headline was startling yexterday: Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will be the NCAA’s next president, replacing Mark Emmert.   Baker was an athlete — averaging a cool 1.6 points per game for the 1977-78 Harvard basketball team. But that has little to do with why he got the job.  Baker, 66, takes over at a time when the NCAA is looking for a political path out of its troubles, notably with name, image and likeness, Nicole Auerbach writes. This is a bet Baker knows how to create coalitions of support in D.C. Hiring a politician is the NCAA’s attempt to protect itself, Dana O’Neil argues.  For Baker, the job will be a change in a couple ways. Per Morning Consult, he’s the most popular governor in the U.S. This role is basically getting yelled at all day. The other change? Compensation. Being Massachusetts governor paid $185,000. Emmert made $2.99 million.               -The Athletic Plus - Dec 16, 2022

[El Paso Eagle]

The government and the courts getting more involved in college sports; what could possibly go wrong?