Ep. 104: NCAA President Charlie Baker on the Latest in College Sports + Team IMPACT

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Charlie Baker discusses misconceptions about the NCAA and current issues in college sports.

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by Charlie Baker, President of the NCAA and former Governor of Massachusetts. Charlie discusses the biggest misconceptions about the NCAA, prospects of federal legislation for college sports, the ongoing athlete eligibility lawsuits, the NCAA’s new partnership with Team IMPACT, and much more. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

People in this episode

Host: Gabe Feldman

Guest: Charlie Baker

Topics covered

• NCAA
• college sports
• athlete eligibility
• federal legislation
• Team IMPACT
• sports law

Keywords

• NCAA
• college sports
• Charlie Baker
• athlete eligibility
• Team IMPACT
• sports law
• federal legislation

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Organizations: NCAA, Team IMPACT

Places: Massachusetts

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