union a yes vote could have a major impact on the way colleges operate their athletic programs diane eastabrook is in evanston, illinois diane -- when will we know the results of today's vote? >> well, del, those votes aren't going to be tallied until the national labor board reviews the decision, to consider whether the athletes are employees, and that could take several weeks, but clearly, this is an issue that is dividing the college sports world. northwestern's football wildcats are the talk of college sports but, freshman cornerback keith watkins had little to say about efforts to organize his team >> i'm not able to say anything everything is supposed to be kept inside of football right now >> the football wildcats stunned the sports world in january when senior quarterback kain colter announced the team would vote on union representation, claiming they were employees who made millions for the school, but were treated unfairly if they were injured while playing a regional director of the national labor relations board said the team could organize >> since then colter's been lobbying lawma

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diane eastabrook has more from everyston, illinois. >> reporter: northwestern football's wild cats are the talk of college sport, but this freshman has little to say about efforts to organize his team. >> i'm not eligible to say everything. everything is supposed to be kept inside of football right now. >> reporter: they stunned the sports world in january when the team captain announced the team would vote on union representation. a regional director said the team could organize. >> touchdown! >> reporter: since then colter has been lobbying on behalf of all college athletes. >> it's time for players to be a part of the discussion. >> reporter: opponents say organizing could jeopardize division i sports . . . the school's head coach has been discouraging the team to organize. >> we have to ed gait them to help them understand the whole aspect of what this decision is. >> reporter: the team's current quarterback has taken a stand against the union. >> i don't support it. i don't think a union is the answer for my team. >> reporter: but opinion is clearly split. a former member of north

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