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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)—the chair and ranking member, respectively, of the Commerce Committee—are set to release a new bill, the Protect College Sports Act, that attempts to thread the needle of reforming college sports without creating new problems.
Univ. of Nebraska football players challenging College Sports Commission for rejected NIL deals
A group of 18 Univ. of Nebraska football players are challenging the College Sports Commission (CSC) over rejected NIL deals, according to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger. The players “are challenging more than a million dollars of third-party NIL deals rejected” by CSC. “Husch-Blackwell, a national law firm familiar with handling college athletics cases,” has been retained in the case. “Multiple university administrators” tell Dellenger that their athletes are also considering arbitration after rejected NIL contracts.
Bloomberg Law: SCORE Act Delay Deemed a Small Victory for Title IX Advocates
“There’s no mood for consolidating more money in Power Two conferences at the expense of all the other conferences and small to mid-size schools because that’s just going to accelerate the trend of cutting Olympic or women’s sports,” said Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), a former Division I volleyball player who sits on the committee of jurisdiction.
College Sports Commission CEO says system struggling with volume of ‘manufactured’ NIL deals
The CEO of the College Sports Commission, the new body charged with approving athletes’ outside name, image and likeness (NIL) deals, said Tuesday the organization is running into unexpected challenges due to a surge of school-affiliated deals it believes do not comply with the rules the schools themselves established.
WVU Ruling Sets Stage for Supreme Court Fight Over NCAA Eligibility Limits
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit last Friday vacated an injunction that allowed West Virginia defensive lineman Jimmori Robinson and three teammates to play for the Mountaineers in 2025.
