Among the key changes would be up to $25 million devoted to a "retention" pool that would allow schools to pay athletes already on their rosters to stay. That would be in addition to the $21.3 million schools are allowed to spend this season. Some $5 million of the new money would be devoted to women's sports. "Even if they do act, there's still a lot of issues that they won't address and they probably can't address legally," White said. "And so ultimately, we'd like to see something put together in a package where the benefits outweigh some of the potential negatives."