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Ted Cruz: “The Protect College Sports act also gives universities the…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Sen. Cruz Highlights Bipartisan Solution to Save College Athletics | Protect College Sports Act

Published | Video Starts at 06:49

It establishes strong health and safety protections and restores clear eligibility standards so that rules are not written by local judges or a G League player coming back to swipe a roster spot from an 18 year old kid fresh out of high school. The Protect College Sports act also gives universities the option to pool media rights, the same authority given to professional leagues like the NFL. I want to make clear this provision is entirely optional. It is also not a statement on the current use of the Sports Broadcasting Act. (06:49–07:01)

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Asserts that the bill allows universities to pool media rights similar to professional leagues.

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