Capitol Hill suddenly silent on the destructive impact NIL has had in college sports

Bogdan Hofbauer

Finally, there’s a bipartisan initiative in Congress to fix the mad cash grab that’s plaguing college sports — but it has been greeted with a remarkable hush from the crowd. The Protect College Sports Act is slated to be introduced by Sens. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.). The idea is to stem the tide of cash flowing to football and basketball that has upended collegiate sports, pitting big schools against smaller ones, and shortchanging women and Olympic sports. It also