tied to performance as reasons for granting them union rights and went on to say: >> i spoke to alicia jessop from forbes and asked how it changed the status of players at north western. >> it's a stepping stone. it's the first decision they need to get through their hurdle to unionize the western university. they have until april 9th to file an appeal with the nlrb office in washington d.c. this is the first move for the players to be paid, seek better coverage, and opportunities as a student athlete. >> what will it cost north western and will there be an impact felt at public schools. the impact is down the road. the nlrb does not govern unionization of public schools. they are state regulated. you'll have to go state by state by state for public schools. as for what it will cost, it's hard to put a dollar amount on it. the implications of unionizing are huge. they may be forced to doll out cash beyond the scholarships. >> what is driving the effort by not only north western, but maybe others. >> the movement is driven by money. in 1984 trfs a court case showing individual schools having t

well joining me now is forbes sports law contributor alicia jessop. >> it is a stepping-stone for the players. this is first stone for them to get through in their hurdle to unionize. the northwestern university officials have until april 9th to file an appeal with the nlrb. seek better health coverage of coverage and more opportunities as student athletes. >> what do college athletes and i guess more specifically northwestern football players get out of being a part of a union. >> what these players have sought in unionizing is reportedly better health benefits. so cane colter who is the former quarterback for northwestern university he says he had to pay for an mri out of pocket only to be reimbursed by northwestern. he used that as an example of the better health care they need in this system. that is one thing they are considering. but it wouldn't be surprising if down the road they will be asking for more monetary compensation other than their scholarships. >> what would it cost northwestern and other private universities and will there be impact for public schools? >> the impact

here is alicia jessop. forbes sports contributor. what the players sought is better health benefits. cain colter, a former quarterback. he had to pay for an m.r.i. pocket, on to be reimbursed and used it as an example for better health coverage that student athletes need in this system. that's one thing they are looking for. it wouldn't be far fetched to believe down the road they seek monetary compensation outside the scholarships. >> to the hard wood. the heat and the pacers have been the best two teams in the catholic church. wednesday night they waged an epic battle for top dog status. paul george's speed. he scored 11 points in the first two games between the first two combined. he torched the king. lebron would get his and them some. game high 76. lebron didn't have help. dwayne wayne was the only other player. later in the fourth, heat down three, lebron with a double pump. three seconds left to bring miami within one. he'd have the ball and a chance. no good. the pacers beat the heat 84-83, in the east, 10 games to play. >> m