And so this bill allows for college teams to pool their revenue and negotiate collectively for media rights. That impact, I think, will generate a whole lot more money for sports. And Stephen, what we do is We require that if a program comes together and negotiates for pooled media rights, that they have to preserve all of their scholarship slots and all of their roster slots for women's sports, for non revenue sports, for Olympic sports. And so it's designed to protect everyone. Yes, the superstars, but protect everyone else, too. We're talking to the man who's unveiled the Protect College Sports act of 2026. (11:07–11:23)
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Asserts that the bill mandates preservation of scholarships and roster slots for various sports when negotiating media rights.
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