Even after breakthrough negotiations with the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference last Friday, and public optimism from President Donald Trump on Monday, the U.S. Senate’s race against the election cycle to advance the Protect College Sports Act for a vote is down to crunch time.
“The NIL, or whatever it is, is very close to getting solved,” Trump said in reported remarks from the Oval Office on Monday. A Senate Commerce Committee aide on Monday voiced guarded optimism about it being voted on this week, but it’s by no means a sure thing.
