NOVEMBER 18, 2024 | written by STEVE ULRICH

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1. Cruz Vows to Push NCAA Reform in Next Congress

by Daniel Libit, Sportico

“Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the chair-in-waiting for the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, vowed on a podcast episode released Friday morning that Republicans would prioritize solving the “future and viability of college athletics” next Congress.

“When the Democrats were in the majority, it just wasn’t a priority for them,” the senator said in an episode of his weekly podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz. “It will be a priority. We are going to address it. As chairman, I can convene hearings. I’m in charge of every hearing the Commerce Committee has. I invite witnesses for the hearings. I can call up markups. I can decide what bills get marked up and what bills don’t, and it gives you the ability to drive an agenda that is just qualitatively different.

Cruz has proposed broad-based legislation that would establish a national NIL standard, provide the NCAA an antitrust exemption and declare that college athletes are not employees of their universities.”

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