By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell have made revisions to the Protect College Sports Act in a last-ditch effort to gain support from the the SEC and Big Ten.
The changes were made in an attempt to win support from the two most powerful conferences in the country before the Senate breaks for its summer recess on August 7. The hope is to bring the bill to a Senate vote next week, the last week before the month-long recess break.
The changes are headlined by adding in a $20 million retention pool for schools to use to retain players in addition to the current $21.3 million revenue-sharing cap set by the House settlement.
The $20 million number was reported by Sports Illustrated on Tuesday, but previous reporting indicated the retention pool could be up to $25 million, and there is also a certain version of the bill that included a $5 million ‘women’s credit’ for women’s athletes only.
The revision also includes new rules prohibiting schools from paying high school athletes before thier college enrollment, restricting new entities from being able to acquire school assets or media rights (to prevent a private-equity backed “super conference”), and voluntary participation in media rights pooling. Conference expansion would also be capped at 19 league members.
Here is the summary of revisions to the Protect College Sports Act sent to conference leadership, which does include the new retention pool – it has dropped from $25M to $20M – that schools can spend on retaining athletes an addition to the $21.3M rev-share cap. t.co/ZM42UNPAyN pic.twitter.com/bJbhFZAVdy
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 28, 2026
The Big Ten and SEC received the revisions on Tuesday and were given a tight deadline, Wednesday at 9 am, to officially change their position on the bill.
According to Yahoo Sports‘ Ross Dellenger, neither conference was expected to meet the deadline and have calls scheduled with their university presidents this afternoon.
Support from the SEC and Big Ten could very well decide the bill’s fate, Dellenger reported, noting that “their support is likely to send the legislation through the U.S. Senate and into the House of Representatives,” while “their opposition may result in the bill’s death or delay.”
In June, an amendment was made to the Protect College Sports Act providing safeguards for women’s and Olympic sports, earning its support from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), and earlier in July, a group of over 100 former Olympians and Team USA athletes signed a letter urging Congress to support the bill.
The bill was created to establish national standards for athlete transfers, player eligibility rules, NIL enforcement and revenue sharing while also providing the NCAA with limited antitrust protection, shielding it from constant legal challenges over eligibility and transfer disputes.
The Senate Commerce Committee approved the bill by a 19-9 bipartisan vote on June 18, moving it to a full Senate vote, which its now hoping to reach before the Senate’s August recess.
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