Senators introduce bipartisan college sports bill with transfer, coaching movement enforcement...

[WildcatWally-77]

Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) have agreed on bipartisan legislation that would usher in sweeping reform to college sports, bringing a narrow antitrust exemption to the NCAA and introducing transfer enforcement, sources tell On3. The Protect College Sports Act would create an agent registry limiting fees to 5 percent, allow the pooling of media rights and bar coaches from leaving their team before the season ends, dubbed by some as the “Lane Kiffin rule.” Yahoo Sports first reported that the legislation was being introduced.
Athletes would be allowed to transfer only once if the legislation is approved. Currently, players can transfer freely with no limit on the number of times they may do so.
The bill would establish a five-year eligibility rule for college athletes and prohibit professional players from participating in college athletics if they previously earned compensation beyond prize money. The legislation would grant antitrust protections around transfers, eligibility and the compensation cap, while also giving the College Sports Commission the ability to enforce its rules without legal challenge.

Senators introduce bipartisan college sports bill with transfer, coaching movement enforcement

Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell have agreed on bipartisan legislation that would usher in sweeping reform to college sports.

www.on3.com

 

[Johnnie Africa]

Wow. Can’t imagine all the unforeseen weird and stupid things in there that nobody accounted for that will completely screw over certain parties for no reason that will be almost impossible to change

 

[CrimsonCats_rivals]

Mixed feelings on this. Realistically, changing the law may be what it takes to change the current landscape of college sports that’s basically been a free for all once the initial rulings that the NCAA was in violation of anti-trust laws started coming in. A good portion of what’s proposed here sounds pretty reasonable in theory too.

The part of me that’s hesitant mostly just doesn’t like it on principle that this essentially amounts to the government stepping in directly to run a sports league. That could have consequences of its own, and would also make any future adaptations and rule changes a much more cumbersome process.

 

[Threedognight]

Honestly this **** was too confusing to understand but 90% of the time politic ians get involved in college sports it sucks.

Too many politic ians trying to act like they’re god I don’t disagree with the 5 in 5 rule but they’re going to make too many rules it will be confusing

 

[BlueBomb]

Regardless, if this turns out to be a good thing or a bad thing, you know something is royally screwed up if politicians from both sides of the aisle get together to attempt a bi-partisan fix.

 

[billCgmx_]

If a coach leaves the team for another job then players should be allowed to transfer again even if they had previously transferred in from another school.

 

[Littlecreek10]

If a coach leaves the team for another job then players should be allowed to transfer again even if they had previously transferred in from another school.

This sounds reasonable to me