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WASHINGTON -- Legislation to broadly regulate college sports has cleared a first major hurdle in the Senate.
The Senate voted Tuesday to consider the bill, a significant step forward as senators from both parties have made the legislation a priority.
The bill aims to put guardrails around escalating spending in college sports as the industry struggles to adapt to a new model in which schools can pay players.
Major conferences, Senate leadership and President Donald Trump have backed the bipartisan bill. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz of Texas said the bill aims to quell "the chaos we have in college sports."
"It threatens the viability of many college athletic programs, it threatens the roster spots and scholarship positions of hundreds of thousands of student athletes," Cruz said. "It threatens women's sports. It threatens Olympic sports. If Congress does not act, all of that is in jeopardy of going away."
Ex-player suing USC coach
LOS ANGELES -- Former Southern California basketball player Chad Baker-Mazara is suing the university and coach Eric Musselman after being dismissed from the team in March.
The lawsuit was filed Monday. It claims Musselman removed Baker-Mazara to avoid paying the remainder of his NIL contract. It also alleges Musselman made racially charged remarks after a loss to Nebraska. Baker-Mazara accuses USC of breach of contract and other offenses.
USC says the dismissal was unrelated to race and plans to contest the lawsuit. Baker-Mazara was a key player for the Trojans and says he received no reason for his dismissal.
He went from there to Northwest Florida State College for one season and transferred to Auburn for two seasons, where he helped the Tigers reach the Final Four in 2025.
The Associated Press