- Senate Commerce Committee will debate the bipartisan "Protect College Sports Act" Thursday — it would limit pay rules, cap athletes to one free transfer, and bar coaches from changing jobs during a season.
- The bill has backing from the NFL, its players' union, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and several conferences, but the SEC and Big Ten have not endorsed it and some senators oppose it.
- Crafted by Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell (and backed by President Trump), its passage could curb the coaching carousel and reshape transfer rules — a big talking point for college-football fans.
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