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Ted Cruz: “We could lose hundreds of thousands of scholarships, of…”

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

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Sen. Ted Cruz on his quest to change college sports

Published | Video Starts at 09:26

You got eligibility, you got kids playing 6, 7 years, you have 28 year olds playing against 17 year olds, people coming back from the pros, all sorts of things. Yeah, you know, it is. If we don't act, we're going to lose. We could lose hundreds of thousands of scholarships, of college athletic positions. and that would be a tragedy. Look, the way I approach this, my focus is not on the top 1%. It's not on the superstars, it's not on Michael Jordan or Arch Manning. (09:26–09:35)

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Warns of the potential loss of numerous scholarships and athletic positions if no action is taken.

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