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How the Protect College Sports Act Came Back From the Dead
Cruz says the Protect College Sports Act would let the NCAA set salary caps and media-rights rules to curb spending and restore competitive balance.
- On Monday, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chairman Ted Cruz urged Congress to pass the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, which would restore antitrust exemptions for the NCAA.
- Cruz told us Monday that "Congress screwed this up in the first place," as recent court rulings and the House v. NCAA settlement opened the floodgates for direct athlete payments, triggering unsustainable spending.
- Wealthy boosters routinely drop several million dollars to secure elite talent, reducing the nation's football programs to 30 or 40 viable teams and threatening non-revenue sports with cancellations.
- The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference oppose the bill, calling certain provisions "unfairly targeting" their schools, while legislators race to finalize the act before the August recess.
- Supporters argue the act is essential to re-establish the educational purpose of colleges rather than functioning as mere businesses, though the bill's passage remains uncertain amid competing fiscal interests.
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