As the saying goes, pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered. If the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has its way, butcher knives are being sharpened with the Big Ten and SEC in mind. It is quite a turn of events.
The Protect College Sports Act moved out of committee by a 19–9 vote last week and could be headed for a full vote, over the objections of the two dominant conferences in the land. It’s by no means a perfect bill, and in some areas it’s not even a good bill. But after years of beseeching Congress for a legislative bailout that would provide an antitrust exemption and apply the proverbial guardrails to athlete transfers, compensation and eligibility, this is likely the last shot.
