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Ted Cruz: “You have players playing seven years, you have players…”

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

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Saving College Sports—Landmark New Legislation that's a Massive Win for Athletes, Colleges & Fans

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The kids who are doing that ended up, end up not getting a very good education. You've got kids challenging every eligibility rule. So You have players playing seven years, you have players playing college sports when they're 27, 28 years old. You have pros coming back to college sports. It is messed up. And what is happening, Ben, every week a different college program across the country announces they're cutting a sport. (12:02–12:09)

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Asserts that some college athletes are playing for seven years and are as old as 27 or 28.

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