Former Bruin Charlisse Leger-Walker speaks out against the SCORE Act
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The SCORE Act has become a hot topic issue for college sports, with the United States government potentially getting involved with the NCAA to create regulations in collegiate athletics following the rise of NIL deals.
College athletes won’t have to worry about the SCORE Act, at least for now, with Yahoo! Sports reporting that it has been pulled from the House of Representatives voting schedule for this week.
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There’s differing opinions on the SCORE Act, with proponents of the act stating that it will provide regulations for the ever-evolving landscape of college sports. The detractors of the bill are hesitant to hand over power to the NCAA, who’d then have the ability to dictate new rules and regulations.
Former UCLA Bruin guard Charlisse Leger-Walker let her stance be known, telling reporters via Zoom that she is not confident in the SCORE Act.
“The SCORE Act does nothing to solve the problems of our current system and I am glad that it’s finally dead once and for all,” Leger-Walker said. “It is clear that the NCAA agenda is to wield absolute power over all college athletes. They want to push women's sports back into the past. … We cannot trust the NCAA to do the right thing and neither should Congress."
Leger-Walker, who just wrapped up her NCAA career a few months ago, used her voice to stand up for the current and upcoming generations of NCAA athletes, who will have to abide by whatever rules the SCORE Act could put into place.
The New Zealand-born Leger-Walker spent her final two seasons with UCLA, missing the 2024-2025 season as she recovered from a torn ACL before stepping in as the Bruins starting point guard for their NCAA championship season.
This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: UCLA's Charlisse Leger-Walker explains her issues with the SCORE Act