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Big 10 and SEC now support the Protect College Sports Act as written
Posted on 7/31/26 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 7/31/26 at 9:52 pm
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Looks like this is going to happen. Senators involved believe they have up to 80 yes votes.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 9:55 pm to skullhawk
If this thing passes, I think there is an argument that LSU’s activity over the past few 8 months is largely to blame. The cfb world looked at what lsu was doing and said we have to stop this from festering
Posted on 7/31/26 at 10:07 pm to skullhawk
ICYMI:
Pay Limits: Sets a strict maximum cap on the cash schools can directly pay players each year.No
Under-the-Table Deals: Stops schools from using sneaky third-party sponsors or boosters to pay players extra money.
Injury Coverage: Forces schools to pay for an athlete's medical bills during college and for 5 years after.
Safe Scholarships: Guarantees players cannot lose their scholarships if they get hurt or play poorly.
Saved Sports: Protects smaller sports, women's sports, and Olympic sports from being cut by the school.
One Free Transfer: Allows players to switch schools once without having to sit out a year.
No Tampering: Bars coaches from talking to or recruiting players from other teams during the season.
Capped Agent Fees: Limits what sports agents can charge players to a maximum of 5% on deals.
No Forced Majors: Prevents coaches from dictating what subjects or majors an athlete chooses to study.
Lawsuit Shield: Gives college sports leagues a legal shield so they can enforce these rules without getting sued.
Pay Limits: Sets a strict maximum cap on the cash schools can directly pay players each year.No
Under-the-Table Deals: Stops schools from using sneaky third-party sponsors or boosters to pay players extra money.
Injury Coverage: Forces schools to pay for an athlete's medical bills during college and for 5 years after.
Safe Scholarships: Guarantees players cannot lose their scholarships if they get hurt or play poorly.
Saved Sports: Protects smaller sports, women's sports, and Olympic sports from being cut by the school.
One Free Transfer: Allows players to switch schools once without having to sit out a year.
No Tampering: Bars coaches from talking to or recruiting players from other teams during the season.
Capped Agent Fees: Limits what sports agents can charge players to a maximum of 5% on deals.
No Forced Majors: Prevents coaches from dictating what subjects or majors an athlete chooses to study.
Lawsuit Shield: Gives college sports leagues a legal shield so they can enforce these rules without getting sued.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 10:11 pm to MightyJoeYoung
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One Free Transfer: Allows players to switch schools once without having to sit out a year.
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Lawsuit Shield: Gives college sports leagues a legal shield so they can enforce these rules without getting sued.
These are the two that will matter the most.
Maybe ending the NIL loopholes will have some impact but I feel like people will find a way around it. Rev share being almost $50 million is going to be a big annual ask for a lot of athletic departments.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 10:17 pm to skullhawk
Don't know hp most of them are going to stay afloat and not cut any non-Rev sports if they all have to fork over $50M/yr. Oy way to do it is to pool TV rights into a super league for 30-40 schools.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 1:37 am to skullhawk
Really hope this comes to fruition
Posted on 8/1/26 at 8:20 am to MightyJoeYoung
What does this one mean:
What is considered a sneaky third-party sponsor vs not?
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Under-the-Table Deals: Stops schools from using sneaky third-party sponsors or boosters to pay players extra money.
What is considered a sneaky third-party sponsor vs not?
Posted on 8/1/26 at 8:28 am to Addison Tiger
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What does this one mean:
quote:
Under-the-Table Deals: Stops schools from using sneaky third-party sponsors or boosters to pay players extra money.
What is considered a sneaky third-party sponsor vs not?
Agree.
Endorsements should be unrestricted and players should be responsible for finding their own deals.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 8:59 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:What?
If this thing passes, I think there is an argument that LSU’s activity over the past few 8 months is largely to blame. The cfb world looked at what lsu was doing and said we have to stop this from festering
What did they do?
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:09 am to Addison Tiger
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What is considered a sneaky third-party sponsor vs not?
My guess is that any NIL money received by a player would have to be for something other than just playing at a school. They would have to appear in a commercial, put their name or face on a product, or some other thing that demonstrates that the money is actually for use of the player's name, image, or likeness. All these booster NIL collectives that operate as straight-up pay-for-play would go away. Would there still be ways around it? Of course, but it would help make things a little cleaner.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:25 am to Addison Tiger
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What is considered a sneaky third-party sponsor vs not?
Nike putting your fav QB in an advertisement vs. State U collective paying a kid $500,000 for charity events, appearances and interviews (which never actually happen).
I still think you're going to have programs and collectives push the boundaries in this space.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:47 am to skullhawk
What about the conference cap at 19? I can see the SEC and B1G wanting to add some teams in the future like Miami, UNC, ND, etc.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:50 am to skullhawk
Probably needs to happen at this point.
But even with it passing the Senate, I'm far from convinced the House won't just fill it up with a ton of pork and make it unpassable.
But even with it passing the Senate, I'm far from convinced the House won't just fill it up with a ton of pork and make it unpassable.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 9:57 am to Ralph_Wiggum
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What about the conference cap at 19? I can see the SEC and B1G wanting to add some teams in the future like Miami, UNC, ND, etc.
Obviously, that was added to prevent the super league. You don't get it passed without some protections for the “lower tier” P4 programs.
I'm not sure how relevant that is after what Indiana just did.
If the NCAA regains its power from this bill, I honestly think things will shift back to the Blue Bloods a good bit. An emphasis on high school recruiting will come back around, and everyone will have a level playing field because it’s just rev share out there. That might be pie in the sky. Plenty of programs will try to get around some of these provisions.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 10:06 am to OleVaught14
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But even with it passing the Senate, I'm far from convinced the House won't just fill it up with a ton of pork and make it unpassable.
that certainly possible, but with the university presidents on board, which are just an extension of political power in each state, I think it has a really good shot of passing.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 11:03 am to skullhawk
They will get sued, you can’t legally implement a salary cap without a collective bargaining agreement with the players.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 11:13 am to skullhawk
This shite got out of hand so fast… it went from us wanting these guys to get like 10k-25k to make college life more comfortable to 4th round pick and below like talent getting millions per season
Posted on 8/1/26 at 11:15 am to MightyJoeYoung
The first time our government has worked together on solid bi-partisan legislation in like half a century.
Posted on 8/1/26 at 11:53 am to ChiGator
This whole thing is a joke. We will end up right where we were with the usual schools who never followed caps before now finding ways to pay a player outside the system. What do you think will happen when 5 schools offer the max contract to a 5 star? Of course, they’ll find another way to get his signature. Without real enforcement rules mean nothing.
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