This week, the University of Tennessee and its starting quarterback, Nico Iamaleava, staged a very public and very destructive contract negotiation

University of Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava was forced to leave the program after signing a $8 million contract with the Vols before he even graduated high school.

Julian Zelizer : This is the latest example of the rapid destruction of college sports in America .

He says Congress needs to pass legislation to stop the rot in college sports.

Zelizer says Congress must pass legislation that will provide a tourniquet to stop this rot.

We need reform to reaffirm that student athletes must remain student athletes, and not become employees of the universities.

We must re-imagine the organization and governance of college sports altogether.

The professional sports leagues have found great success in building the brands of ALL of its franchises not just those in the big markets.