FACED WITH CONCUSSION LAWSUIT, NCAA OPTS FOR MEDIATION

“If the NCAA were to fight one of the two cases to the bitter end, it seems far more likely that the NCAA would continue to fight in O’Bannon because the NCAA’s principle of amateurism is such a core principle to the NCAA’s current means of business and ability to keep wealth in the hands of athletic directors and coaches,” he said. “The two cases combine to leave an impression in the eyes of some that the NCAA is indifferent to the plight of student-athletes, past or present.”

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