The SEC finally came to a resolution for how the conference will schedule games for 2024 and beyond.
Now leaders of the Conference have a new mission that involves gaining support from the leaders on Capitol Hill.
Hunter Yurachek, Arkansas athletics director, will be part of a team of SEC ADs and coaches who will advocate for federal legislation to oversee NIL. Currently, NIL is regulated at the state level.
During Wednesday’s meetings, Yurachek is set to be the sole representative for the Hogs. Yurachek is expected to engage with at least three Arkansas congressional delegation members but did not give names to who. Two former Razorback football players, Sen. John Boozman and Rep. Bruce Westerman, are part of the state delegation.
“We need some congressional help because what’s happened is states have formed their own state laws around Name, Image, and Likeness, so the NCAA has no hope now because state laws trump any type of NCAA bylaws,” Yurachek said Tuesday while speaking at the State of Athletics luncheon hosted by the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce.
“Young men and women are making decisions not to go to Major League Baseball or the WNBA or the NBA because they can make more money in college. Does that make any sense, that you can make more money by staying in college than you can by going and being a professional athlete? That’s where we have some issues in college athletics.”