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NEW YORK (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert says it is “highly probable” Congress will set national guidelines for how college athletes can be compensated for the their names, images and likenesses. Emmert says he is focused on figuring out how the NCAA and its member schools will allow athletes to get that compensation. The issue was forced by California, which passed the first state law on the topic earlier this year. NCAA schools are drawing up rules and a congressional working group is also looking at the issue.
UNDATED (AP) — The Heisman Trophy will be awarded Saturday to the player deemed to be the best in college football. The four finalists this year include three quarterbacks. The favorite is LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, who has led the Tigers to the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff behind 4,715 passing yards and 48 touchdown passes. Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts and Ohio State's Justin Fields are the other QBs. The fourth player is star defensive end Chase Young of Ohio State. All four players will be in the playoff later this month.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Xavier Sneed scored 20 points, Antonio and Dajuan Gordon had 13 apiece and Cartier Diarra dished out a career-high 10 assists as Kansas State defeated Alabama State 86-41. It was the most assists in a game by a Wildcat since Marcus Foster in 2014.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — RJ Nembhard led a balanced scoring effort with 15 points and TCU cruised through most of the second half in a 70-60 win over Winthrop. Desmond Bane finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Horned Frogs in the first meeting between the two schools. Josh Ferguson scored 14 on a rough shooting night for Winthrop. The Eagles shot a season-low 32% and were just 8 of 31 from 3-point range.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Chennedy Carter scored seven of her 25 points in the final 1:16, including the go-ahead basket with three seconds to go, and No. 11 Texas A&M beat TCU 80-78. Carter was 12-of-22 shooting and added five rebounds, six assists and three steals.
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