College Football Enquirer

Explaining the new Senate bill & how it would change college sports

2026-05-28

College athletics could soon be changing in a big way. A final decision is yet to be determined, but a huge step was taken on Wednesday when Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell released the Protect College Sports Act. This bipartisan bill has many layers including preventing a super league, creating a 5-year limit on eligibility and more. Two of the most noticeable parts are the ability for conferences to pool their media rights and creating a hard cap for NIL. Andy Staples and Ross Dellenger discuss the most impactful parts of...

Then, Andy and Ross discuss news coming out of the SEC spring meetings. Among the many topics discussed at the meetings, one that stood out the most was the concept of the SEC collectively bargaining with its athletes. The other notable idea discussed was the SEC breaking away from the NCAA and governing itself. The guys discuss both of these topics. Is collective bargaining possible? Would breaking away from the NCAA actually be in the SEC's best interest?

Later, the guys chat about news for the upcoming season. More kickoff times have been released for the first few weeks of the season and Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek was not thrilled with the difficulties it will cause his team. Plus, Big Noon Kickoff's Week 1 game has been released and Greg Sankey feels that the SEC's deal with Disney is undervalued.

Andy and Ross discuss all of this and more on today's College Football Enquirer.

0:00:00 - Explaining the impact of the Protect College Sports Act

3:26 - Creating a hard cap for NIL

5:30 - The potential of pooling broadcasting rights

12:38 - What happens next?

22:13 - SEC talks collective bargaining

24:48 - SEC talks leaving the NCAA

28:25 - Could a CBA work in the SEC?

37:10 - Big Noon Week 1 game announced

38:31 - Arkansas and the SEC upset with scheduling

43:04 - How the CFP is impacting the regular season

44:00 - Greg Sankey says media deal is undervalued