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Virginia Navigates Changing NCAA, Federal Policies

College students across the Commonwealth are moving back into dorms and classrooms this month for the upcoming academic year. Things are heating up on the sports fields as well, where the University of Virginia boasts an impressive record heading into the 2026 campaign. Already this year the nationally ranked women’s soccer team is off to a 3-0 start, and the football team kicks off its season on Saturday.

This season, universities are dealing with a changing sports landscape. Many of those changes are being driven from Washington. The House of Representatives is considering H.R. 9137, a bill that would establish “requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited antitrust exemption for schools and conferences to pool and sell certain college sports media rights.”

The Trump administration has also staked out a position on college sports. It issued Executive Order 14400, which took effect this month. “College football is the primary revenue generator for university athletic departments, including revenue to support women’s and Olympic sports, and is used by many universities to attract students, donations, and goodwill,” it notes.

UVA’s athletic director agrees. “Greater success and greater visibility create greater opportunity. Football sits at the center of that opportunity,” Carla Williams wrote in an email.“College athletics is in a new era where winning, national visibility and financial strength are........

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