About this episode

Marc Ganis joins John to discuss a bipartisan Senate bill aimed at reforming college athletics and various related sports business topics.

Industry consultant Marc Ganis, a member of President Trump’s College Sports Council, joins John to break down the bipartisan Senate bill aimed at saving college athletics from itself. The two dig into runaway transfer chaos, the Lakers’ $12.5 billion sale, why the Seahawks fetched over $9 billion, Lachlan Murdoch’s risky bet on NFL media rights, the league’s flag football and international expansion push, and the never-ending saga of the Bears’ stadium search. Join us at In the Arena on Oct. 1 in NYC. Tickets here: https://puck.events/inthearena/

People in this episode

Host: John

Guest: Marc Ganis

Topics covered

• college sports
• bipartisan legislation
• transfer chaos
• NFL media rights
• sports business
• stadium search

Keywords

• college sports
• bipartisan bill
• transfer chaos
• NFL
• sports business
• stadium search
• Lakers
• Seahawks
• Lachlan Murdoch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: President Trump’s College Sports Council, Lakers, Seahawks, Lachlan Murdoch, NFL, Bears

Places: NYC

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