Johnson wants C-U to host hearings on NCAA bill
By Christine Des Garennes
Thursday November 2, 2006
Congressional hearings about university governance and the NCAA could be held in Champaign-Urbana by the end of this year.
Rep. Tim Johnson, R-Urbana, and his staff are working with a congressional committee to hold hearings here about a bill that would allow the University of Illinois, or any other university, to sue the NCAA and seek damages for lost revenue if barred from hosting a championship game.
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