Source: Reason
by Jason Russell
“Democrats backing a big-government bill that decides how college sports ought to be run is largely unsurprising. But Republicans backing the bill show that the GOP has little to no semblance of a party that’s interested in limiting the size and scope of government anymore. The backers of the bill believe politicians, not the NCAA, should decide how many transfers are allowed. They think politicians, not conferences, should set a compensation cap on how much schools can pay athletes. They think politicians, not athletes and businesses, should get to decide what is a legitimate private contract. They think politicians, not the colleges, should decide how many schools are in the Big Ten and SEC. … They even think politicians, not the NFL or broadcasters, should get to decide when professional football games are on TV.” (09/15/26)