Report: Shane Beamer's written testimony for House hearing revealed

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is set to appear at a House hearing on Tuesday, and he outlined a dire situation for college athletics in his written testimony to lawmakers ahead of the appearance.

Yahoo! Sports’ Ross Dellenger posted a copy of Beamer’s written testimony on Twitter on Monday afternoon, offering a glimpse into how the hearing is likely to go from Beamer’s end.

Suffice it to say, the Gamecocks head man is intent on grabbing lawmakers’ attention.

“If you do not act, college sports will be destroyed by never-ending litigation and conflicting state laws,” Beamer wrote. “And designating student-athletes as employees is not the right path because an employment model will drastically reduce the number of sports a school is able to offer. In contrast, a federal law will guarantee the future of Olympic sports that help develop future Olympians.”

The push from Shane Beamer comes against a backdrop of major change in college athletics, change that has outpaced the regulatory environment it has occurred in.

In order to corral things and get a handle on the collegiate sports landscape, Beamer and others are pushing the Congressional bodies to legislate issues such as student-athlete compensation.

Shane Beamer will testify in front of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade in a hearing titled “Moving the Goalposts: How NIL is Reshaping College Athletics.”

“We are at a critical crossroads in college athletics, and quite simply, we need your help,” Beamer wrote. “The system is long overdue change; the current situation is unsustainable. A national, bi-partisan federal law will provide equal opportunity for all student-athletes to benefit from NIL and create a uniform standard to ensure we’re all playing by the same rules.”

In making his case, Shane Beamer also outlined the benefits of athletics in the lives of student-athletes.

“A college education is invaluable, especially given the reality that less than 2% percent of college student-athletes advance to professional sports careers,” Beamer wrote. “A federal law codifying the settlement will maintain an education-based model for college sports while ensuring the opportunity for student-athletes to earn a degree and the tools necessary to be successful in life after sports.”