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-> Benedict told the committee that several states — including Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia — have either proposed or already approved legislation to allow schools in their states to offer revenue-sharing to current student-athletes.

Given the inevitability of the lawsuit settlement, Benedict said, “it is imperative that Connecticut once again be among the first states to act so we do not find ourselves in a detrimental situation in terms of student-athlete recruitment and retention.”

While generally supporting the proposed language of the bill, he did ask for one change.

“I ask you to consider expanding the definition of a student athlete to include students who have accepted an offer to attend a Connecticut university, but may not yet be enrolled,” he said. “This will enable our coaches to operate in the same manner as their peers who are actively executing contracts with recruits who have committed.” <-
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