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College-athlete coverage is focused on integrity and governance: a high-profile gambling case involving former Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, his NCAA ineligibility and the NFL’s refusal to hold a 2026 supplemental draft have raised questions about player accountability, addiction treatment and league rules. At the same time, the Senate Commerce Committee has advanced bipartisan legislation — including the Protect College Sports Act and a separate NIL/transfer framework — that would set national NIL standards, enable voluntary media-rights pooling with anti‑expansion thresholds, and limit transfers, pitting lawmakers, boosters and some conferences against the SEC and Big Ten over the future of pay, broadcasts and conference realignment ahead of the summer recess.
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May 9, 2026
Trump urges Congress to overhaul college athletics; draft plan seeks task force, pooled media rights, and changes to pay, transfers and eligibility
President Donald Trump is pressing Congress to enact legislation to restructure aspects of college athletics, warning that current trends in athlete compensation, tr...
May 29, 2026
Opinion: Writer argues NIL has not caused decline of Georgia Bulldogs football, citing 65–7 record, two national titles and top recruiting classes
This opinion piece by Austin Perry (OutKick) argues that the narrative claiming Georgia football has declined because of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rules is inco...
May 25, 2026
Air Force graduate and Space Force second lieutenant Josh Yago salutes during national anthem before Notre Dame–Princeton NCAA men's lacrosse championship on Memorial Day
On Memorial Day, before the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse championship game in Charlottesville between Notre Dame and Princeton, Notre Dame player Josh Yago stood a...
May 21, 2026
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian clarifies ‘basket weaving’ remark about Ole Miss and urges federal legislation to govern college athletics
At a Houston Touchdown Club appearance, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said his earlier comment implying some colleges offer easier courses (he referenced “basket ...
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