NCAA’s Top Lawyer Talks Amateurism, Offers Take from Bloom Case

Say what you want about Elsa Cole, but the NCAA's general counsel is more than willing to speak her mind when it comes to controversial topics.   Such was the case at the National Sports Law Institute in Milwaukee last month where she tackled one of the most controversial issues confronting the association – amateurism.   In a talk that was titled "In Defense of Amateurism," Cole put music to the NCAA's belief that exceptions to amateurism rules would be a recipe for disaster, pointi