Turning now to college athletics.

There have been many changes in recent years when it comes to compensating athletes and their ability to transfer schools.

Kentucky state lawmakers heard from University of Kentucky staff members yesterday to learn how they're keeping up and watch.

Some legislators made it clear that they're not happy with the changes.

Our Emily Prince has more from Frankfurt.

Denial A transfer portal has killed college sports.

I mean, it just it's a completely different landscape now.

State lawmakers voiced frustration with the current state of college athletics during a legislative oversight investigations committee on Monday.

There have been many changes to college sports over the last several years.

The biggest one being the introduction of name, image and likeness, or Nil.

Student athletes are permitted to monetize their name, image, likeness.

Do endorsement deals if you will maintain agents to help support them in their endeavor of receiving compensation for nil.

Those deals are monitored by the College Sports Commission to ensure their legitimacy.

UK athletes have recorded nearly 600 Nil deals through the Commission, according to staff from UK Athletics.

Universities may also pay their athletes directly through revenue sharing.

I've had no problem with these college athletes being paid for what they bring into the universities.

But legislators like Senator Thomas said they hope to see changes in the system, including to the transfer portal where athletes can jump from school to school without any waiting period.

I think any, any 18 year old who goes to school and doesn't like it should be able to transfer.

I mean, we we do that all the time, but they want a transfer a second time.

I think they need to be able to sit out for a year.

The Kentucky General Assembly passed Senate Bill 3 in 2025.

It set guidelines for revenue sharing and expanded Nil opportunities.

The presenters from UK Athletics said many other states have used Kentucky's legislation as a framework.

But Senator Danny Carroll said he regretted voting yes on that bill.

I hate what college sports have become because of this, and I do hope that we can get it turned around and get it contained to some level that's going to save the sport.

Are there any, any of the aspects of, you know, ale that have led or leads to, students with, higher, tuition or taxpayer dollars going in to, to cover this cost of any of the.

Athletics department does not take any student fees to, supplement athletics revenues.

It allowed it it is allowed it is, somewhat unique at the University of Kentucky that, student fees don't contribute.

To athletics.

The University of Kentucky representatives said there is legislation in both the U.S.

House and Senate that would set national standards for compensating college athletes and set regulations for transfers.

Both pieces of legislation have not yet been heard by the full Congress or U.S.

Senate.

For Kentucky edition, I'm Emily Prince.

Thank you Emily.

The use of name, image, and likeness began back in 2021.

Since then, the College Sports Commission has approved more than $75 million and Nil deals.