Citing ‘critical issues,’ SEC, Big Ten withhold support for bipartisan college sports bill
The proposal would set national NIL and transfer rules and give the NCAA limited antitrust protection, while the Big Ten and SEC oppose it.
- The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference oppose the Protect College Sports Act as currently written, citing unresolved issues including inadequate preemption of state laws and a shift of rulemaking authority to Congress.
- The bipartisan bill, co-sponsored by Senators Maria Cantwell and Ted Cruz, aims to regulate student-athlete compensation, transfers, and coaching changes by providing the NCAA with an antitrust exemption and establishing federal standards.
- The legislation faces mixed support; the Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference back it, while the Big Ten and SEC resist it ahead of a Senate Commerce Committee hearing.
- The conferences have expressed commitment to work with lawmakers to improve the bill and provide lasting stability.
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The two biggest conferences in college sports released a statement Tuesday saying they do not support the current version of a bipartisan bill designed to regulate an industry struggling for
Citing 'critical issues,' SEC, Big Ten withhold support for
The two biggest conferences in college sports released a statement Tuesday saying they do not support the current version of a bipartisan bill designed to regulate an industry struggling for answers in a quickly changing era in which some players make millions. The Southeastern and Big Ten conferences said the “bill leaves critical issues unresolved,” including not “meaningfully” preempting state laws with a federal one, which has long been cons…
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Citing 'critical issues,' SEC, Big Ten withhold support for bipartisan college sports bill
The two biggest conferences in college sports say they do not support the current version of a bipartisan bill designed to regulate an industry struggling for answers in a quickly changing era in which some players make millions.
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