WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee issued the following news release:

Student athletes, coaches, professors, and presidents from universities and colleges from across the country have rallied behind the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act. The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and FBS Athletics Directors Association have all offered their support.

Ruben Rojas Betanzos, a student athlete at Syracuse University and President of Syracuse's Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), stated in his op-ed (https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2026/08/19/why-congress-should-pass-the-protect-college-sports-act/91275563007/...