In the wake of a federal judge granting final approval June 6 to the settlement of three athlete-compensation antitrust cases against the NCAA and the Power Five conferences, the commissioners of those conferences on Monday, June 9 spoke forcefully about their schools’ commitment to the agreement’s potentially complex terms.

They also continued their campaign for the settlement to be followed by Congressional action that preempts the array of state laws that have been passed regarding athletes’ ability to make money from use of their name, image and likeness.

During a video news conference that involved all five of the commissioners, the Southeastern Conference’s Greg Sankey spoke the most forcefully about the need for all college sports constituents to be willing to adhere to rules an

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