[Goose]

My guess is Congress steps in.

That would make some sense, but as things stand it won't happen. Since everything in Congress these days appears to be a political calculation they will only act if there is a consensus "correct side" to support. If such a position could be created then something might be done. The NCAA has had every opportunity to do exactly this and has avoided it like the plague. Since that train has left the station I don't believe the remaining "stakeholders" have enough organization or consensus to get Congress to do anything. What the Universities want and what the Athletes want is ill defined, undoubtedly different, and a moving target. What ESPN wants unfortunately also matters. Add the conferences, the player agents, rich donors, faculty senates etc. and it is going to be difficult to get anything done. The issue needed to be "fixed" before it blew up. It wasn't, making fixing it by act of Congress unlikely IMHO.

[Goose]

My guess is Congress steps in.

That would make some sense, but as things stand it won't happen. Since everything in Congress these days appears to be a political calculation they will only act if there is a consensus "correct side" to support. If such a position could be created then something might be done. The NCAA has had every opportunity to do exactly this and has avoided it like the plague. Since that train has left the station I don't believe the remaining "stakeholders" have enough organization or consensus to get Congress to do anything. What the Universities want and what the Athletes want is ill defined, undoubtedly different, and a moving target. What ESPN wants unfortunately also matters. Add the conferences, the player agents, rich donors, faculty senates etc. and it is going to be difficult to get anything done. The issue needed to be "fixed" before it blew up. It wasn't, making fixing it by act of Congress unlikely IMHO.