At a congressional hearing in March, Shane Beamer, the head football coach at the University of South Carolina, explained why court rulings shouldn’t prevent Congress from acting: “Codifying the settlement will maintain an education-based model for college sports while ensuring the opportunity for student-athletes to earn a degree and the tools necessary to be successful in life after sports.”
House settlement a landmark win for college student-athletes
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Working this season as a South Carolina analyst added to Shula's bona fides, Beamer said.
Mike Shula is back in the SEC at South Carolina after nearly two decades since Alabama fired him
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