Sports Are college athletes employees? Case against USC, Pac-12 and NCAA to move forward at NLRB December 15, 2022Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Are college athletes employees? Case against USC, Pac-12 and NCAA to move forward at NLRB A National Labor Relations Board regional director determined that USC, the Pac-12 and NCAA are "joint employers" of football and basketball players.