“Too Many Restrictions”: Paul Finebaum Doesn’t Have Much Faith in Ted Cruz’s Bipartisan Bill

The Newest Antitrust Fight: Congress Works To Protect This ‘Wild And Unruly’ Billion-Dollar Industry

By Virginia Grace McKinnon, The Daily Signal | May 28, 2026 A new bipartisan bill is set to be introduced in the Senate next week as the federal government steps in to protect college sports, athletes, fans, and women’s sports. Congress is acting with the first governance and revenue bill of its kind. The Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced it has “reached a bipartisan agreement on legislation to restore stabi…

Policy shaper Cody Campbell asks college sports leaders to give bipartisan fix-it bill a chance

An architect of the Senate bill that proposes to solve problems engulfing college sports says he heard the criticism right away, along with conversations of breakaway conferences and collective bargaining as ways to combat the industry's ever-spiraling spending.

“Too Many Restrictions”: Paul Finebaum Doesn’t Have Much Faith in Ted Cruz’s Bipartisan Bill

The last few months have seen several federal attempts to reform college athletics. The latest one saw Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell introduce a bipartisan bill titled ‘Protect College Sports Act.’ It addresses issues related to NIL, coaching changes, and transfers. However, analyst Paul Finebaum believes the likelihood of moving the 111-page bill forward is very low. “Not really,” said Finebaum during his May 29 appearance on ESPN College F…

Senate bill could change college sports

Can a bipartisan U.S. Senate bill finally bridge the traditional structure of college sports and its new, athlete-empowered era?

Ted Cruz Calls New Bipartisan Bill ‘Last, Best Hope’ to Save College Sports

The proposed legislation’s most controversial element may be pooling media rights, which the SEC is already pushing back against.

Bipartisan Protect College Sports Act Introduced

Earlier this week, Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), respectively the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced they “have reached a bipartisan agreement on legislation to restore stability to college sports, titled the Protect College Sports Act of 2026.” The more than hundred-page bill addresses a broad range of issues relating to college athletics. Here is the Background section from t…