The head football coach at Washington State, Mike Leach, argued that California’s leaders have “trouble keeping their streets clean right now, so my thought is they probably ought to focus on that.”

He lost his moral authority with that. So, with respect, Coach, you want people to listen to you — which apparently is the business he’s in — consider your own words.

He’s a guy who makes millions of dollars a year. His players make nothing. Only a handful of them ever go to the pros — a good percentage may have permanent injuries and gave everything they could for this coach for his living and for the boosters, alumni and for all of the marketing and for the brands. He just moves on to the next recruits, the next group.

With all due respect, I’m not looking for a coach like this, in the position of privilege that he’s in, to tell us what to do as it relates to what we think is right for college athletes.

The legislation says that the state might revisit this subject once the N.C.A.A. finishes its own recommendations, which are expected this month. How high of a priority should another look be for a Legislature that’s always busy?

You can do many things at once.

Are there any other areas of college sports you want California to look at regulating?

This opens up plenty of space for all kinds of contrary points of view, and this is going to be tough enough to absorb systemically. So the answer is yes, but without me indulging even further, I think this is plenty for the system.