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Hail this bipartisan fix to end the chaos in college sports

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How about that: Congress may still be capable of effective bipartisan work after all, if the Protect College Sports Act is any indication.

A 2021 US Supreme Court ruling transformed the collegiate sports landscape by voiding the NCAA’s limits on amateur compensation as an antitrust violation; then the 2025 settlement in House v. NCAA introduced a revenue-sharing system that lets schools pay student-athletes directly.

Hats off to Sens. Ted Crux (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) for negotiating a rational effort to calm the chaos now plaguing college athletics.

Of course, college football and basketball started turning into serious business decades ago, but increasing commercialization paired with schools’ nonprofit status and the shady “booster” world has........

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