College Sports on the Brink: This Week’s Crucial Meetings Could Change Everything Forever
Even some Republicans are expressing openness to the consolidation concept of media rights. Last month, Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri announced his pursuit of college sports legislation, prominently considering the amending of the Sports Broadcasting Act. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican and chair of a Senate committee with control over college sports legislation, suggested an amendment to the SBA during a hearing last year.
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Trump has made little to no public comment related specifically to the consolidation concept, though Campbell believes that the president’s executive order released last summer gestures toward the consolidation effort. The SEC and Big Ten’s white paper is in direct “disregard to the directives of the president and the will of the American people,” Campbell, notably a close friend to Trump, released in a statement last week.


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