UAB became the first Division I football team to join a fledgling organization that hopes to represent athletes as college sports moves to a more professional model. After a meeting arranged by coach Trent Dilfer, athletes.org announced Monday its co-founders met recently with UAB’s players and staff and laid out a vision of a not-so-distant future of college sports, which includes athletes collectively bargaining with schools, conferences or possibly the NCAA to determine how revenue is shared and other polices. Athletes.org is not a union — yet — and one of several organizations trying to organize athletes. Jim Cavale, one of the founders, said the group has signed up more than 2,900 college athletes from all sports over the last eight months, mostly one by one. “It’s a lot easier if you can get in front of team and at least have the opportunity to earn their trust and see if they want to sign up. Give them a the choice, as a team,” Cavale told AP in a phone interview. |
US college protests: Over 2,000 arrested during proChurchill Downs unveils new $200 million paddock ahead of the 150th Kentucky DerbyKris Jenner launches eerily uncanny Christmas ornament of herself for $82Group of Five conference football tournament that interferes with playoff would be hard to sellIndianapolis police fatally shoot male who pointed a weapon at others and threatened themDefender Kelley O'Hara plans to retire from soccer at the end of the NWSL seasonFrancisco Lindor shakes off illness, comes off bench to rally Mets past Cubs 7Chinese industrial robots earn global acclaimBritney Spears brands sister Jamie Lynn Spears a 'b***h' in a sinceAP Week in Pictures: Global