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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eddie Pells

College NIL bill includes $25 million 'retention pool' but is that enough to sway Big Ten, SEC?

Senate Blanche - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A reworked Senate bill designed to regulate college sports proposes to more than double the amount of money schools could share with players as part of a flurry of revisions designed to win the support of the Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences.

Big Ten commissioner Tony Pettiti said Tuesday at his conference's football media days that he was waiting to review the new language in the Protect College Sports Act, and the hope is that the new version of the bill “provides a lot more help than not.”

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