re: Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs (Kane of WWE) begs the NCAA to take it easy on Tennessee

If adopted across the NCAA, the ability to unionize could be noteworthy for college athletics. College athletes could unionize and negotiate collective bargaining agreements with television providers, giving them a share of the steep revenue college football has generated over the past several years.

The NCAA is currently investigating Tennessee for recruiting starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava . The case relates to an agreement with Spyre Sports that they report Iamaleava signed before his playing career at the University of Tennessee. Several university members have come forward and vehemently denied the allegations , filing a lawsuit against the NCAA alongside the Commonwealth of Virginia. Tennessee offensive lineman Jackson Lampley filed a six-page declaration to courts last week and is listed as a defendant in the suit.