{"id":705,"date":"2026-05-28T09:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=705"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:06:09","slug":"sen-ted-cuz-maria-cantwell-announce-deal-to-save-college-sports-maybe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=705","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ted Cuz, Maria Cantwell Announce Deal To Save College Sports \u2026 Maybe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan agreement has been reached by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz of Texas and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell of Washington on a bill aimed at restoring order in college athletics. It\u2019s branded the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=703\">Nazi Tattoo Guy Graham Platner Bird-Dogged Over Public Masturbation Social Media Posts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The  is meant to  to college sports by generating national rules that are enforceable, keeping fair competition preserved, providing protection for student-athletes and guaranteeing that fans don\u2019t see their favorite teams, rivalries and traditions disappear, according to a committee press release. <strong>(RELATED: Lawsuit From Former US Olympian Against USA Fencing Over Alleged Transgender Athlete Gets Dismissed)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The legislation would also bring order to athletes\u2019 Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights, recruiting, transfers, tampering and eligibility; trigger protection for student-athletes while keeping college sports from turning into professional sports; keep top games and traditions alive; have television money function for college athletics; and return equal competitiveness to guarantee that every college, not only blue blood programs, will be able to compete.<\/p>\n<p>It also includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the establishment of an official student-athlete ombudsman<\/li>\n<li>student-athlete medical coverage<\/li>\n<li>athlete-agent rules<\/li>\n<li>academic as well as scholarship protections<\/li>\n<li>NIL protections<\/li>\n<li>prohibited compensation and cap-evasion provisions<\/li>\n<li>rules for transfer and eligibility<\/li>\n<li>legal certainty in covered enforcement<\/li>\n<li>standards in health and safety<\/li>\n<li>tampering and recruitment rules<\/li>\n<li>standards for NIL disclosure<\/li>\n<li>neutrality regarding employment status<\/li>\n<li>preempting conflicting state rules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of the policies that will play out will be: student-athletes will have eligibility for five years and will only be able to transfer once prior to missing a full season of eligbility, the \u201cLane Kiffin Rule\u201d will stop coaches from exiting a program in the middle of a season, both American and international professional players will be banned if they secured compensation outside of prize money and a \u201csuper league\u201d will be prohibited, per Yahoo Sports senior college football reporter Ross Dellenger.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>For broadcasting and media, the legislation generates a framework of conditions for local access to broadcasting contests, protecting rivalries, pooled media rights that are televised, use-it-or-lose-it non-football\/non-basketball rights to media, guardrails against consolidation and protections for women\u2019s and Olympic athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=701\">\u2018This Isn\u2019t Holiday Inn\u2019 \u2014 DHS Secretary Torches Illegals For Whining About Food Options<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An announcement from the committee about a future hearing on the bill is expected soon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollege sports are at a breaking point. Fans can see their favorite teams being hollowed out by transfer chaos, fake NIL bidding wars, eligibility lawsuits, and a system that allows the richest programs to keep pulling away. The Protect College Sports Act is a bipartisan plan to restore order,\u201d said Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudent athletes can profit from their name, image, and likeness, but college sports still needs real rules, competitive balance, rivalries, and a true connection to education. This bill protects athletes and fans and keeps college sports from becoming a two-conference minor league.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=699\">Legendary Californian Skateboarder Marc Johnson Dead At 49<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bipartisan agreement has been reached on a bill aimed at restoring order in college athletics. 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