Hail this bipartisan fix to end the chaos in college sports
The Protect College Sports Act aims to address the chaos in college athletics by establishing regulatory measures. Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell have worked together to create a bipartisan solution following significant changes in NCAA rules regarding athlete compensation. This legislation seeks to impose limits on eligibility and transfers while ensuring protections for student-athletes and maintaining some antitrust protections for the NCAA.
- ▪The Protect College Sports Act is a bipartisan effort to regulate college athletics.
- ▪It follows a Supreme Court ruling that voided NCAA limits on amateur compensation.
- ▪The legislation aims to impose a five-year cap on eligibility and regulate the transfer portal.
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Opinion editorial Hail this bipartisan fix to end the chaos in college sports By Post Editorial Board Published May 28, 2026, 6:53 p.m. ET Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy, speaks during a hearing at the US Capitol on May 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. Getty Images See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google How about that: Congress may still be capable of effective bipartisan work after all, if the Protect College Sports Act is any indication. A 2021 US Supreme Court ruling transformed the collegiate sports landscape by voiding the NCAA’s limits on amateur compensation as an antitrust violation; then the 2025 settlement in House v.
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