It seems clear that blogging is a much better medium for consuming a sports game than television. Thank god for the NCAA to stop this thing in its infancy.

Bennett isn't just some random guy typing on a blog - he's a reporter

I'm not sure why that matters. I've got every First Amendment right that a guy working for a small paper does. Speech and press are complementary rights, protecting both the spoken and written forms of expression. Freedom of the press is not a granting of rights to a trade guild -- for which there were no barriers to entry other than being able to afford a press in 1791 -- but the right to express views in writing.

once the NCAA credits him as a member of the press, formally authorizing him to report the event, can they then put pre-conditions on the way he reports that info?

Sure. Again, he couldn't bring in a satellite set and broadcast it via his paper's website, contravening ESPN (or whoever's) licensed privilege. A press pass is a boon from the league to the papers; they can certainly set limits.

Indeed, they sell fans tickets to attend the game and still impose all manner of restrictions on how the fan can watch the game. And how much he can sell the ticket for, for that matter.

But, again, the NCAA has every right to control what happens in its venue.

Yes, but only to a point...

Surely, it could stop a Vlogger from doing a video blog of the game? Or an audio stream? If so, why not running text commentaries in real time?

Because, as I noted in the previous thread,Bennett isn't just some random guy typing on a blog - he's a reporter. With actual, bona fide, NCAA-approved press credentials.

Now, having never been a reporter myself, I know nothing from press passes. But once the NCAA credits him as a member of the press, formally authorizing him to report the event, can they then put pre-conditions on the way he reports that info?