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On the recordMarch 11, 2024
They do not care about--they are not stakeholders, they are not coaches, they are not there to see how this program falls and works out for the athlete down the road.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Arguing that union leaders lack genuine concern for student-athletes' futures.

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