“College Sports, a Great American Institution that produces our many Athletes, Leaders, and Olympic Dominance, is a total ‘mess,’ and everyone is saying that it must be fixed,” Trump wrote in a Thursday afternoon Truth Social post.“I urge the House and Senate to come together to pass a final Bipartisan Law, that I can sign this summer, that reflects the views and input of both Chambers,” he added.
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) have taken the lead on the legislation that would end the regulatory chaos surrounding college sports.
The Protect College Sports Act would include regulations on player transfers and payments, rules on midseason coach movement, and bar professional players from coming back to the NCAA.
“This Law resolves many of the most urgent issues challenging our Universities and Student-Athletes, stops the chaos and, most importantly, it may be the last chance to save College Sports, and Colleges themselves, before it’s too late,” Trump wrote in defense of the legislation.
The Congressional Black Caucus previously announced its opposition to the bill, citing the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling, which weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and subsequently led Republicans in Southern states to enact new congressional maps that eliminated several majority-black districts.
