Tennessee Basketball Players Negotiate Model CBA, Offering Potential Blueprint for College Sports

College athletics could be approaching another major turning point, and the University of Tennessee is giving the sports world a potential preview. Tennessee men’s basketball players have negotiated a model collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with university leadership, becoming what is believed to be the first college team to put together a model agreement through a player-led negotiation process. The process was facilitated by Athletes.org, an organization advocating for college athlete representation and collective bargaining. Three Tennessee players were selected to represent the team during negotiations: graduate student Tyler Lundblade, junior…

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