Emmert: NCAA crafting ‘interim’ NIL rules after court loss

FILE - In this April 4, 2019, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers questions at a news conference at the Final Four college basketball tournament in Minneapolis. Emmert told the organization's more than 1,200 member schools Friday, June 18, 2021, that he will seek temporary rules as early as July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrity with a host of state laws looming and congressional efforts seemingly stalled. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

(AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert says the association is working on interim rules to permit athletes to earn money from their fame by July.

It would act as a bridge until there is a more permanent solution.

Emmert outlined his thinking in a memo sent to NCAA member schools and obtained by The Associated Press, Emmert acknowledged the current uncertainty across college sports as it moves toward allowing athletes to be compensated for use of their name, image and likeness.