Releases & Advisories

• May 27, 2020 | BY NCPA UCLA Football Players & Student Council Ask Governor, Los Angeles, University Leaders to Address COVID-19 Concerns College athletes' concerns and a call for action emerge as public officials, the NCAA, conferences, and colleges prepare for the return of college sports nationwide. Former UCLA football player Elijah Wade spearheads push to protect players...
• May 18, 2020 9th Circuit Upholds Players’ Win Vs NCAA! Demonstrates Why Congress Should Deny NCAA Request for Antitrust Exemption
• May 14, 2020 | BY Ramogi Huma, NCPA Executive Director Dear Lawmakers, NCAA Action Undermines "Need" for Uniformity and Antitrust Exemption "...the NCAA has exposed its primary premise for seeking preemption and an antitrust exemption as baseless. Differences in state laws do not make college sports governance impossible. It should not take a pandemic to make this clear, but here we are."
• April 29, 2020 NCAA Resists Key Name, Image, Likeness Issues & Fails Athletes During COVID-19 Struggles NCPA responds to NCAA announcement on college athlete name, image, and likeness reform.
• April 09, 2020 NCPA Calls on NCAA to Enact COVID-19 Relief: Transfer and Compensation Freedoms for College Athletes The NCAA should enact emergency legislation to help college athletes persevere through coronavirus pandemic...
• March 12, 2020 Coronavirus: NCPA Calls for Immediate Suspension of All Sports Activities
• March 11, 2020 NCPA Statement on NCAA Coronavirus Crowd Cancellation NCPA: NCAA's adherence to direction from public health officials to help prevent the spread of coronavirus by holding competitions without crowds is a positive precaution...
• February 29, 2020 | BY NCPA Statement on Coronavirus & College Athlete Health NCPA calls on the NCAA and its colleges to take immediate action to help prevent college athletes from contracting coronavirus during sports-related activities.
• February 11, 2020 Oral Testimony - Ramogi Huma, NCPA Executive Director US Senate Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection “Name, Image and Likeness: The State of Intercollegiate Athletic Compensation”
• January 15, 2020 NCPA White Paper Lays Out the “Players’ Plan” for College Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Compensation The NCPA's white paper answers many questions surrounding college athlete NIL pay - competitive equity, Title IX, employee status, group licensing, athlete representation certification, and more.
• October 28, 2019 National College Players Association and NFL Players Association to Explore Marketing and Licensing of College Athletes The NCPA and NFL Players Association announce a collaboration to provide college athlete group licensing representation so players can receive their fair share of revenue generated from their name, image, and likeness.
• September 30, 2019 NCPA Bill to Pay Players Signed Into Law! California Governor Gavin Newsom signs bill co-sponsored by NCPA that will allow college athletes to secure sports agents and compensation for use of their name, image, and likeness...
• September 23, 2019 | BY Ramogi Huma, NCPA Executive Director NCPA Calls on US DOJ to Investigate NCAA Antitrust Violations The full text of NCPA Executive Director Ramogi Huma's speech calling for an investigation into NCAA antitrust violations at the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division on 9/23/2019.
• September 20, 2019 Players Association to take NCAA Antitrust Violations to US DOJ Ramogi Huma, Executive Director of the NCPA, will present various forms of NCAA activities that violate US antitrust laws and cause significant harm to college athletes to the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division.
• September 10, 2019 NCPA Bill to Pay Players Approved by CA Assembly 72-0! CA Assembly Votes 72-0 in favor of NCPA bill to allow college athlete pay for use of their name, image and likeness!
• August 02, 2019 NCPA Reaffirms Support for US Sentaor Chris Murphy's Call to Give Athletes the Education They Deserve The NCPA joins others in calls for reform following US Senator Chris Murphy's scathing report exposing how NCAA sports fails to give college athletes an opportunity for a real education.
• June 14, 2019 | BY NCPA Executive Director Ramogi Huma NCPA Presses U. of Houston Chairman Following Deadly Athlete Injuries After televised reports of workouts harming numerous University of Houston athletes, NCPA Executive Director Ramogi Huma's sends letter to University of Houston Chairman calling for an independent investigation and accountability.
• February 05, 2019 NCPA Co-Sponsors "The Fair Pay to Play Act" to Allow Athletes to Earn Commercial Compensation The NCPA takes another big step toward securing equal economic freedoms for college athletes!
• August 30, 2018 | BY NCPA Executive Director Ramogi Huma NCPA Blasts NCAA For Allowing Sexual Abuse Against Athletes NCAA rules Michigan State team doctor Larry Nassar's sexual assaults against countless athletes did not violate NCAA bylaws.
• March 29, 2018 | BY Alexei Koseff NCPA Sponsors Bill to Allow Athlete Endorsement Income NCPA sponsors new bill to protect and allow commercial income for college athletes. Bill would directly regulate the NCAA, which provides a path for other state and local governments to follow.
• January 16, 2018 NCPA's Bill Against Athlete Abuse Could've Saved Hundreds Michigan State Team doctor Larry Nassar who sexually abused gymnasts was enabled by many.
• December 20, 2017 Reminder to Parents & Recruits - Use CAP Guarantee on Signing Day! The Letter of Intent provides no guarantees to recruits, so download and use the NCPA's free CAP Guarantee on signing day!
• June 14, 2017 | BY Dennis Dodd Inside the first legally binding contract between a college athlete and a school NCPA announces its release of the first players' contract in college sports! This free document helps inform and empower recruits and their parents who are denied the right to legal representation by NCAA sports.
• June 01, 2017 The NCPA's College Athlete Protection Act approved by CA Assembly with bipartisan support! This NCPA-sponsored bill would establish and enforce health and safety standards to prevent athlete abuse, serious injury, and death in college sports. The NCPA seeks to establish this as a model to protect players nationwide.
• April 26, 2017 NCPA's College Athlete Protection Act clears another committee NCPA-sponsored bill to establish and enforce health and safety standards in college sports gains momentum.
• October 27, 2016 | BY Ralph D. Russo NCPA opposes plan to pay colleges for players' academic performance instead of a players' degree completion fund. NCAA proposal is another excuse to give revenue to colleges instead of supporting degree completion.
• October 11, 2016 | BY Jon Solomon NLRB counsel: Northwestern had 'unlawful' limits on players, who are 'employees' "This is historic...college athletes deserve equal rights under the law to protect themselves. We saw it play out in this incident. Northwestern changed its rules based on the labor rights of its athletes." - NCPA Executive Director Ramogi Huma
• September 01, 2016 | BY Jake New NCPA Speaks Out After Coach Fired Over Abuse is Hired By University of North Carolina After pressure from players and the NCPA, the U. of Illinois fired head football coach Tim Beckman. UNC just hired him, which makes clear how broken NCAA sports is.
• March 21, 2016 | BY Paul Solman - Host NCPA to PBS: "The NCAA Has Failed its Athletes" NCPA Executive Director Ramogi Huma explains that athletes lack basic academic, physical, and financial protections because they lack leverage.
• October 05, 2015 State of NCAA Sports NCPA leader Ramogi Huma and Kain Colter speak on the State of NCAA Sports at the Indiana AFL-CIO convention, which in turn passed a resolution of support of equal rights under labor/antitrust laws for all college players.
• July 09, 2015 NCPA Calls for Firing of University of Illinois Coaches, AD, and Trainers After an explosive CNN investigation into allegations of athlete mistreatment and abuse across three sports at the University of Illinois, the NCPA is calling on the university to fire coaches, AD, and trainers.
• June 09, 2015 Lead NCAA Concussion Plaintiff Fires Lawyer to Stop Bad Settlement Adrian Arrington, lead plaintiff in the Arrington v. NCAA concussion lawsuit, terminated his relationship with his lawyer and opposes the preliminary settlement that the law firm asked the judge to approve.
• August 07, 2014 Players Forcing NCAA Changes, Congressional Caucus Formed, Power Conference Autonomy Approved
• July 08, 2014 With NCPA, Boston Could Set Standard for NCAA Reform College athletes participating in Boston's four Division I athletic programs could soon have the best protections in the nation.
• May 28, 2014 The White House's Knocks, NCPA and CAPA Answer With "Mind, Your Business"
• January 15, 2014 APU Protest Planned for NCAA Convention They say absolute power corrupts absolutely and college athletes can tell you that this holds true in NCAA sports. Players are letting the NCAA big wigs know that athletes deserve a real seat at the table...
• January 03, 2014 Aerial Protest Highlighting NCAA Inaction on Concussions Planned at BCS Championship Football Game The NCAA recently declared it has no duty to protect players, does not review or enforce NCAA-mandated concussion policies, and would not punish a coach for knowingly putting a player with a concussion back into a game.
• November 20, 2013 All Players United Reaches Congress, Bill to Protect Athletes Introduced Several US lawmakers are lining up in support...
• June 04, 2013 NCPA convinces PAC-12 to reduce contact in football practices The PAC-12 is answering the NCPA's call to help minimize the risk of brain trauma.
• April 03, 2013 NCPA Calls on Rutgers University to Fire President & AD & For NCAA Reform Rutgers University President Robert Barchi admits he knew about misconduct in the fall.
• April 03, 2013 NCPA Calls on Rutgers to Fire Coach Caught Abusing Players On Video ESPN aired video of multiple instances of Mike Rice verbally and physically abusing his players.
• March 20, 2013 Study: The $6 Billion Heist: Robbing College Athletes Under the Guise of Amateurism The lost value over a four-year career for the average FBS football and basketball player is $456,612 and $1,063,307, respectively. Nationwide, FBS football and men's basketball players will lose over $6 billion between 2011-2015.
• March 15, 2013 NCPA Sponsors Law to Mandate Cost of Living for College Athletes Law would increase scholarships to cover full cost of attendance plus a $3600 stipend.
• January 28, 2013 NCPA APPLAUDS PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS, CALLS ON NCAA TO ADDRESS GAPS IN BASIC RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS President Obama expresses concern for college football players sustaining concussions without support from NCAA.
• January 06, 2013 DESPITE OUTCRY FROM PLAYERS, NCAA AND CONFERENCES CONTINUE TO RESIST CONCUSSION REFORM FBS conferences and the NCAA have ignored the NCPA request to discuss the CARE Plan. While we see movement on concussion reform in the NFL and Pop Warner football, NCAA football has been asleep at the wheel. Those who run college football seem to be run
• September 27, 2012 California Governor Signs NCPA Student-Athletes Bill of Rights! SB 1525 requires Pac-12 colleges, which are flush with new TV revenue, to provide continuing education for players on teams with graduation rates below 60%, pay for sports-related medical expenses, cover medical coverage premiums for low income student-at
• July 23, 2012 NCAA Grants NCPA Request: No Punishment on Penn State Transfers The NCPA commends the NCAA and Penn State for including the exact provisions the NCPA requested to avoid some of the collateral damage on student-athletes who had nothing to do with what happened at the university...but allowing student-athletes to transf
• June 26, 2012 College Players to BCS Oversight Presidential Committee: Some of Football Playoff Revenue Must Fund Concussion Reforms The NCPA is calling on college presidents, conference commissioners, and the NCAA for the immediate enactment of The Concussion Awareness and Reduction Emergency (CARE) Plan, which was developed by the NCPA Players Council. The NCPA wants every playoff m
• April 19, 2012 California Senate Education Committee Approves NCPA Student-Athletes Bill of Rights! This legislation is the first of its kind and promises student-athletes the important protections that should have been in place long ago. California is leading the way by establishing these standards for their universities...
• March 30, 2012 NCPA President Calls for Investigation Into K-State Suspension of Jamar Samuels Samuels, who is from a low-income single-parent family, reportedly accepted $200 for food from his long-time family friend and former AAU coach. Upon learning of these allegations, Kansas State suspended Samuels just shortly before what would have been h
• January 09, 2012 | BY NCPA's Model Legislation Gaining Traction in a Dozen States California and Indiana Lawmakers to Push Athletes Bill of Rights New law would require high-revenue athletic programs to pay for their athletes' sports-related medical expenses, pay into a state trust fund for continuing education and student loan repayments for former football and basketball players', and more.
• December 15, 2011 | BY NCPA calls on Colleges to Rescind Opposition Players Voice Frustration With Colleges Challenging Their $2000 Increase Boston College football player Andre Williams responds to colleges with tweet supporting a work stoppage in NCAA sports. Other players speak out as well...
• October 25, 2011 | BY NCPA President Ramogi Huma, Drexel Professor of Sport Management Ellen Staurowsky Study: "TV Money Windfall in Big Time College Sports" Study finds over three-quarters of a billion dollars in new TV revenue, football and basketball players the petition NCAA to invest in their education and basic protections.
• September 23, 2011 | BY NCPA President Ramogi Huma NCPA President's Open Letter to NCAA President NCPA President Ramogi Huma calls for a portion new TV revenues to fund comprehensive reform to increase graduation rates, decrease NCAA scandals, and provide basic protections for college athletes beginning this fall - requests meeting with NCAA President
• September 16, 2011 US Congressman Bobby Rush Answers NCPA's Call For Gov't Reform of the NCAA Congressman Rush: "Paying student athletes over and above the value they receive from athletic scholarships could be part of the remedy."
• September 13, 2011 | BY Ramogi Huma, NCPA President and Ellen Staurowsky, University of Drexel Sport Management Professor Study: College Athletes Worth 6 Figures, Live Below Federal Poverty Line Report blames NCAA model of amateurism for poor graduation rates and creating a black market plagued with scandals. Report lays the groundwork for a new model of amateurism that emphasizes education, minimizes violations, and grants players the opportuni
• May 13, 2011 NCPA Proposal: Reggie Bush, Agents and "The Amateur Problem" "Ask yourself would you rather have seen Reggie Bush doing a Subway commercial while playing for USC or giving back the Heisman Trophy?"
• November 06, 2008 NCPA Exposes Medical Policies at D-1 NCAA Colleges - Grading System Will Help Recruits Avoid Abuse The National College Players Association (NCPA) posted the results of a Medical Policy Disclosure Campaign it initiated earlier this year on its website: www.ncpanow.org. Read more about the medical grade project here.
• January 06, 2011 Loud and Clear: College Football Players Want Playoff NCPA to push for new law: The College Football Playoffs Act
• October 26, 2010 Study Shows "Full" Scholarships Leaves Athletes With Almost $15,000 In Expenses NCPA President Ramogi Huma stated, "The NCAA and its schools have been pretending to fully support student-athletes' pursuit for a college degree. They have misled high school recruits, their parents, college athletes, lawmakers, and the general public.
• October 05, 2010 Schwarzenegger Signs Student-Athletes Right to Know Act NCPA President Ramogi Huma stated, "This is a historic milestone in college athletes' fight for basic protections. We have proven that when current and former college athletes stick together, we are a powerful force. This is just the beginning. The NCP
• January 05, 2010 View ESPN Video: NCPA President Exposes False 4-Year Scholarship Promises If you missed this Sunday's episode of ESPN's Outside the Lines, watch it now. NCPA President Ramogi Huma joins former Kentucky basketball players in revealing the ugly truth about false 4 year scholarship promises. Watch it now at: http://espn.go.com/v
• March 26, 2009 Scholarship shortfall study reveals college athletes pay to play The NCPA asserts that, by and large, universities have been deceiving recruits, many of whom are under the age of 18 and from disadvantaged backgrounds, into unknowingly being responsible for paying thousands of dollars while on "full" athletic scholarshi
• March 18, 2009 169 Basketball Players Disappear From the 2009 NCAA Tournament Teams How's this for March Madness: A new NCPA study shows that 169 basketball players disappeared from the 2009 NCAA tournament teams, a reflection of dissatisfaction and lack of job security. Read more here.