Running out of time: SEC, Big Ten wait on 'Protect College Sports Act' revisions as August recess nears
TAMPA, FL - While the SEC was holding its annual kickoff to the upcoming football season this week in Florida, the bigger conversation was transpiring in Washington, D.C., around the 'Protect College Sports Act'.After being passed through the Senate Commerce Committee in June, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) are racing against time for the legislation aimed at creating guardrails around NIL, eligibility issues, transfers and even a conference realignment, with the SEC and Big Ten not providing their support for the bill in its current form.CLOCK IS TICKING AS SENATORS TED CRUZ, MARIA CANTWELL PUSH FOR SEC, BIG TEN BUY-IN ON COLLEGE SPORTS BILLThe bipartisan bill was largely created to help navigate college athletics back into a realistic situation, and out of courtrooms.
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TAMPA, FL - While the SEC was holding its annual kickoff to the upcoming football season this week in Florida, the bigger conversation was transpiring in Washington, D.C., around the 'Protect College Sports Act'.After being passed through the Senate Commerce Committee in June, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) are racing against time for the legislation aimed at creating guardrails around NIL, eligibility issues, transfers and even a conference realignment, with the SEC and Big Ten not providing their support for the bill in its current form.CLOCK IS TICKING AS SENATORS TED CRUZ, MARIA CANTWELL PUSH FOR SEC, BIG TEN BUY-IN ON COLLEGE SPORTS BILLThe bipartisan bill was largely created to help navigate college athletics back into a realistic situation, and out of courtrooms. After years of lobbying Congress for help, which led to the SCORE Act being created before this latest bill, there is a growing dissension between parties on how much actual help is wanted at the federal level.After meeting numerous times this week, the revisions currently being discussed have not been presented to either conference as of Thursday evening.Obviously, time is of the essence, which Senate Majority Leader John Thune referenced to reporters on Thursday afternoon, with him mentioning that it doesn’t look as though it will reach the Senate floor before Congress goes on its August recess.According to sources close to the situation in Washington, Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell are still working to get the bill to the Senate floor before the recess, while also continuing to work out revisions with the SEC and Big Ten regarding the legislation.Also, there has been pushback on the thought that the bill is dead with the news that a vote would likely not take place in August."They're working on language through the night, and that's probably not how they'd be spending their Thursday night if there wasn't a chance," Sen. Maria Cantwell spokesperson Ansley Lacitis told Fox News/OutKickGREG SANKEY ADDRESSES SEC BREAKAWAY TALK AS MICHIGAN TRIES TO STEAL SPOTLIGHT WITH AD WARDE MANUEL DECISIONAlthough the SEC and Big Ten conferences have repeatedly asked for congressional help, both feel as though the current bill is unfairly putting them in a corner, especially if the two are not allowed to add additional schools in the future.In addition to previously reported issues, the section regarding the pooling of media rights has left a bad taste in the mouth of conference leaders from the SEC and Big Ten, with some voicing their displeasure that this current form would lead to them losing money on future television rights deals.Senate advances landmark Protect College Sports Act, ignoring SEC and Big Ten opposition with clock tickingDuring an interview with OutKick on Wednesday afternoon in Tampa, where he was asked how real the August timeline is, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey pointed out that if this were to drag on until Congress returns, there would be more important issues to be discussed in the House and Senate."I consider it a milestone (August timeline), the August recess," Sankey noted.
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- TAMPA, FL - While the SEC was holding its annual kickoff to the upcoming football season this week in Florida, the bigger conversation was transpiring in Washington, D.C., around the 'Protect College Sports Act'.After being passed through the Senate Commerce Committee in June, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) are racing against time for the legislation aimed at creating guardrails around NIL, eligibility issues, transfers and even a conference realignment, with the SEC and Big Ten not providing their support for the bill in its current form.CLOCK IS TICKING AS SENATORS TED CRUZ, MARIA CANTWELL PUSH FOR SEC, BIG TEN BUY-IN ON COLLEGE SPORTS BILLThe bipartisan bill was largely created to help navigate college athletics back into a realistic situation, and out of courtrooms.
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