U.C.L.A. Faces Judgment Day with U.C. Regents, and Perhaps Lawmakers

State Senator Nancy Skinner, whose initial foray into college athletics lawmaking kicked off a nationwide frenzy of legislation allowing athletes to earn money from endorsements, is considering a bill that she says would address extensive travel across the country that she says unnecessarily interferes with athletes’ pursuit of an education.

She said the regents’ decision will inform her next move.

“U.C.L.A. jumping on the offer of the Big Ten reinforces that college athletics is just about business, it’s not about the students,” Skinner, a Democrat whose district includes Berkeley and who graduated from U.C. Berkeley, said in a phone interview. “It’s money for the coaches, it’s money for the television networks and what it doesn’t factor is the effects on the students.”

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