Texas senator aims to help NCAA regulate athlete payments

[The Miami Ute]

Change is coming, and soon…

College sports officials spent the past four years seeking federal legislation to block student-athletes from gaining employee status and letting the NCAA impose limits on how much money schools and boosters may give to their athletes. With Republicans taking control of Capitol Hill this month, the odds of the NCAA getting its wish are better than ever.

The new Republican leader of the influential Senate Commerce Committee told ESPN that one of his “major priorities” this session is to pass a law to help the NCAA regulate the booming market for college athletes without running afoul of federal antitrust restrictions. A bipartisan group of senators is drafting a measure to help prevent a split among NCAA schools.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said he’s not interested in saving the NCAA. Instead, he said he wants to give college sports the legal runway they need to save themselves. “College sports is in crisis right now,” Cruz said. “If Congress doesn’t act, we risk seeing devastation.”</blockquote

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[China Rider]

Ted Cruz. *cough* *cough*

[TruckStopTerrors]

You forgot to read where it said, a bipartisan group of Senators. Honestly, who cares who spearheads the push to do something to change what is now the wild west that is current college athletics? My interest each day is dwindling with all the pay to play and portal moves.

[Charlie Foxtrot]

I’m not holding my breath on what ever congress decides to do will end up being positive. They can’t even pass a simple budget, but are now reliant on “the sky is falling” continuing resolution bills that are literally thousands of pages long. I don’t care what party is “in charge” as there is always unintended consequences with any legislation and it’s almost never rolled back or changed without being challenged legally.

We may hate what NIL is now, but congress has the ability to make is worse. Lets hope they don’t.

[UteBacker]

We’re from the government, and we’re here to help.

[The Miami Ute]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. And, someone needs to explain to me how the current NIL and Portal situation could be worse because it really can’t. So I’m willing to at least give Congress a chance to fix the issue. I mean, we’re literally in a Wild West situation here with no rules, law of the strongest, and anarchy holding sway over the land. You and I know that what’s currently happening ain’t right, doesn’t look right, and doesn’t feel right.

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