Collective bargaining in college sports
Subject in Football
Collective bargaining in college sports has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Pardon My Take. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Joel KlattFox Sports college football analyst and voice of EA Sports College Football 27
Klatt suggests multi-year player contracts could lead to NFL transfer fees paid to schools, as in European soccer.
“Wouldn't it become just like European soccer where the NFL's got to pay a transfer fee to that school in order to get the rights to that player?”
Pardon My Take: Caleb Williams, Joel Klatt, USMNT Loses To Turkey, National Sports Podcast Rapid Fire, Mt Rushmore Of Household Appliances + Fyre Fest Of The Week (Jun 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:45:58
Klatt argues college sports needs collective bargaining with players and antitrust protection to enforce rules.
“I personally believe that we need to collectively bargain with players”
Pardon My Take: Caleb Williams, Joel Klatt, USMNT Loses To Turkey, National Sports Podcast Rapid Fire, Mt Rushmore Of Household Appliances + Fyre Fest Of The Week (Jun 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:44:36
PFT CommenterBarstool Sports writer and co-host of Pardon My Take
PFT Commenter agrees that without a CBA, college sports will face constant litigation.
“I think that without a CBA in place, you're going to find yourself just back in court repeatedly”
Pardon My Take: Caleb Williams, Joel Klatt, USMNT Loses To Turkey, National Sports Podcast Rapid Fire, Mt Rushmore Of Household Appliances + Fyre Fest Of The Week (Jun 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:44:55
Podcasts
- Pardon My Take · 1 episode
Episodes
Caleb Williams, Joel Klatt, USMNT Loses To Turkey, National Sports Podcast Rapid Fire, Mt Rushmore Of Household Appliances + Fyre Fest Of The WeekPardon My Take · Jun 26, 2026 · 2 h 30 min
The Pardon My Take crew reacts to the USMNT's loss to Turkey, ranks household appliances, and interviews Caleb Williams and Joel Klatt about football.