Employment Statusof College Athletes

Sports journalists, college athletics officials, and former professional basketball players talked about the issue of whether student-athletes who play for high-revenue college programs should be paid and treated as employees of the universities.?Topics included potential legislation and the outcome of litigation. "Are Student-Athletes Employees?"was part of the second national Big 12 Conference "The State of College Athletics Forum." Featuring Christine Brennan, Correspondent, USA Today Sports; Len Elmore, Analyst, ESPN Sports; Lisa Love, Athletic Director (former); Arizona State University; C. "Tom" Thomas McMillen,U.S. Representative (former), D Maryland; Chris Plonsky, Athletic Director, University of Texas; Jimmy Roberts, Host, NBC Sports Group; Sheahon Zenger, Athletic Director, University of Kansas.