As college athletics becomes a larger business, the four HBCU conferences with membership in the NCAA have written a letter in support of potential legislation to tighten things up.
According to a report by Yahoo Sports and On3 Sports’ Ross Dellenger, the HBCU Four – Sonja Stills of the MEAC, Jacqie McWilliams Parker of the CIAA, Anthony Holloman of the SIAC and Charles McClelland of the SWAC – wrote a letter to the Congressional Black Caucus expressing support for the SCORE (Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements) Act.
The Commissioners of the four DI HBCU athletic conferences sent a letter to the Congressional Black Caucus urging it to consider co-sponsoring the SCORE Act and supporting its passage on the House floor.
Background from last week on this issue – https://t.co/mlMM3I68F7 pic.twitter.com/ki5bSCBDAr
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) September 19, 2025
The SCORE Act, introduced in July, was created to “protect the name, image, and likeness rights of students athletes to promote fair compensation with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.”
“As the landscape of college athletics continues to evolve, now is the time to establish a national framework of core principles and practices that can help standardize the intercollegiate experiences for institutions and student athletes alike,” the letter reads, adding that the SCORE Act addresses the commissioners’ top priorities.
Earlier this summer, the four NCAA leagues announced HBCU4US, an initiative designed to protect the athletic programs and status of their member institutions.
