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Senate panel advances bipartisan college sports bill
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:33 am
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:33 am
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The panel moved the Protect College Sports Act forward in a 19-9 vote. Twelve Republicans and seven Democrats backed it, while seven Democrats and two Republicans — Sens. Roger Wicker (Miss.) and Todd Young (Ind.) — voted against it.
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The bill proposes granting the NCAA limited antitrust protection and issues standards on the transfer portal, student athlete compensation and medical coverage. It also proposes requiring broadcasters to provide at least one free option for football and basketball games involving local teams.
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the chair and ranking member of the panel, respectively, negotiated the bill with Sens. Chris Coons (R-Del.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.).
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Former University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban told the Commerce panel earlier this month that while the measure “isn’t perfect,” it is a “serious effort to bring order to a system that badly needs fixing.”
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But while the NCAA has also backed the legislation, the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference, the two most powerful conferences in college sports, said Thursday that “revisions are needed” to the bill before they can support it.
“Despite our sustained engagement and good faith efforts, these critical revisions have not been accepted,” the conferences wrote in a joint statement. “We are encouraged that several Commerce Committee members share our concerns and support these recommendations.
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Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:53 am to Jbird
The SEC and Big 10 don't thinks it rigs the game enough in their favor.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:54 am to RohanGonzales
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The SEC and Big 10 don't thinks it rigs the game enough in their favor.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:56 am to RohanGonzales
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The SEC and Big 10 don't thinks it rigs the game enough in their favor.
Nothing requires these conferences to compete in the NCAA. If they leave, the NCAA dies.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:58 am to imjustafatkid
So it. The NCAA is an ineffective hindrance that adds no value.
Do the SEC and Big 10 have balls or don't they?
Do the SEC and Big 10 have balls or don't they?
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:59 am to RohanGonzales
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So it. The NCAA is an ineffective hindrance that adds no value.
Do the SEC and Big 10 have balls or don't they?
I don't think either of these conferences will stick around if they start to lose market share due to NCAA actions.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:01 pm to imjustafatkid
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I don't think either of these conferences will stick around if they start to lose market share due to NCAA actions.
I hope not. I want to see them fighting each other.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:07 pm to Jbird
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... student athlete compensation ...
Student athlete is a joke. Cut the scholarship farce and sign the athletes to a contract.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 12:35 pm to Jbird
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The bill proposes granting the NCAA limited antitrust protection
Given its documented history of dispensing "punishments" in a completely arbitrary and obscenely biased manner, I could never be in favor of any legislation that gives these cocksuckers at the NCAA any more authority or power.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 1:31 pm to MMauler
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I could never be in favor of any legislation that gives these cocksuckers at the NCAA any more authority or power.
The SEC and BIG's legit complaint is the act does not have sufficient provisions for resolving complaints, and they think even more lawsuits will be filed over arbitrary enforcement of NCAA rules.
But I think the two conferences really dont like to see a more level playing field.
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