Congressional hearing exposes chaos and toxicity of current NIL system in college sports.

Pat Chun, the athletic director of Washington State University, testified before Congress, calling the current name, image, likeness (NIL) environment toxic and unsustainable for student-athletes. Chun urged Congress to partner with the NCAA and member institutions to develop federal standards with transparency and enforceable safeguards. He also pointed out that women student-athletes are receiving just 16.2 percent of the college athletics NIL compensation, compared to 77 percent of the general NIL compensation earned by women.