Yellowhammer: Alabama, Auburn coaches talk NIL playbook at Capitol
The future of college sports took center stage in Washington this week. A delegation of SEC coaches and administrators met with lawmakers to advocate for federal regulation on how college athletes can earn money from their name, image, likeness (NIL). Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville met with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, University of Alabama President Stuart […]
1819 News: Auburn athletics delegation visits Washington D.C. to lobby for NIL improvements; Tuberville calls NIL rules ‘disastrous’
A group of representatives from Auburn University visited Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to lobby lawmakers to pass legislation to create name, image and likeness (NIL) uniformity in college sports. Football coach Hugh Freeze, men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl, women’s basketball coach Johnnie Harris, AD John Cohen and Auburn president Chris Roberts all met with members of Alabama’s […]
Yellowhammer: Tuberville: Legislation to level playing field for US industries
Bringing his coachspeak into play, Sen. Tommy Tuberville co-sponsored bi-partisan legislation that would disrupt Chinese influence on American industry. The Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act, also known as Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, is also cosponsored with U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). “Unfair and unethical Chinese trade practices […]
Senator Tuberville honors Abbeville man as June Veteran of the Month
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today released a video honoring U.S. Navy Radioman 3rd Class James Barnes as the June “Veteran of the Month.” Excerpts from Senator Tuberville’s remarks can be found below, and his complete remarks can be found here. “Mr. Barnes was so eager to serve his country that he didn’t want […]
Yellowhammer: Billboard campaign thanks Tuberville for stance
An influential Washington, D.C.-based conservative group is showing its support to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s strong pro-life stance. The Heritage Foundation announced Wednesday the start of a billboard and digital advertising campaign to praise Tuberville (R-Auburn) for working to overturn the Defense Department’s taxpayer-funded abortion policy. The campaign includes billboards in Huntsville, Montgomery, and Dale County that will say […]
Yellowhammer: Tuberville against ‘terrible’ debt ceiling deal
U.S. Sen Tommy Tuberville said he is against the debt ceiling agreement because it doesn’t do enough to address the out of control spending in Washington. The bill, brokered between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, would suspend the debt ceiling limit through 2025 and caps spending at current levels through 2024. The agreement also repurposes […]
