WASHINGTON _ The NCAA is engaged in a full-court press on Capitol Hill to squelch new congressional efforts to allow student-athletes to make money off their name, image and likeness.
NCAA officials have been meeting with key lawmakers in recent weeks, making it clear the organization wants the legislation introduced earlier this month by Rep. Mark Walker, a North Carolina Republican, to go nowhere.
The pressure is likely to work, just as it does year after year when Congress tries to change how college athletics operate.
