NCAA Prez openly for the idea of ​​the Commission of President Donald Trump

Amelia Island, Florida-Ncaa President Charlie Baker said on Monday that he was “for something” when he was asked for a President Trump Proposed Commission for Athletics.

Last week reports appeared that President Trump would create the Commission.

While his conversations at ACC meetings with league football coaches, men and women's basketball coaches, sports directors and other school officers were asked about governance and the pending home settlement during an informal availability of press for his thoughts on the presidential commission.

“I think the fact that there is an interest in the executive side, I think it is currently that everyone is getting a lot of attention at the moment what is going on in college sports,” said Baker.

“I am ready for everything that can help us get somewhere.”

Baker noticed that the NCAA has already spent time in Washington to ask for help that focuses on three major topics. Among the largest: a patchwork of state laws that relate to how College's lighting athletics works in individual states; And whether student athletes should be seen as employees.

“I find [Congress] can help us. I really do it, “said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips during an interview with ACC Network. We have to make sure that we have something from Washington that connects all 50 states because we have a piece of project and it is really undermined to undermine the college sports. It was a race down. After another legal case, a confirmation that these three things are very important to see if this can be seen from the commission.

Baker said: “The people in our office spoke to people who work on it, but I don't think they have decided the framework for who wanted to attract them.”

When asked whether he believes that the creation of a commission makes the chances of the NCAA easier for legislative, Baker said: “I have no crystal ball.