College sports came to Congress because changing the law in is the only way to fix the legal chaos that we're seeing right now. Congress unfortunately helped create the legal environment in which college sports now operates. Federal antitrust, broadcasting and interstate commerce laws shape what schools and conferences and governing bodies can do. If college sports cannot enforce basic rules because of the laws that Congress wrote, then Congress has a responsibility to adjust them and we're the only people who can. (03:50–03:59)
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Asserts that federal laws influence the operations of schools, conferences, and governing bodies in college sports.
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