Senate Passes College Sports Bill

The Protect College Sports Act, passed overwhelmingly by the Senate on Monday, represents the strongest federal effort yet to regulate college athletics. The bill gives the NCAA authority over name, image, and likeness payments and transfer rules, while providing limited antitrust protections to enforce these regulations. turconews.click

The legislation comes as college sports have been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools. Critics, however, argue the bill does not go far enough to address the growing challenges in the industry.