What is the Protect College Sports Act?

《保护大学体育法案》是什么?

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-10-09

23 分钟
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During many college sports events recently, ads have run encouraging people to call their congressmembers to support the Protect College Sports Act. But what exactly would be protected, and how would it impact athletes? We explain the legislation, and why Congress is showing interest in regulating college sports. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, congressional reporter Eric McDaniel, and sports correspondent Becky Sullivan. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • It is always controversial when sports and politics collide.

  • We saw this in 2016 with the Colin Kaepernick protests in the NFL,

  • and there are lots of different examples throughout history, which is why...

  • I was very confused when on a recent college football Saturday, I saw an ad that sounded like this.

  • Every major conference, the NCAA, Team USA,

  • and universities across the country support the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act.

  • I've never asked anyone to call Congress before.

  • If they voted, I'd be at practice.

  • Tell Congress to act now.

  • Protect college sports.

  • It made me wonder, protect college sports from what?

  • It's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Miles Parks.

  • I cover voting.

  • I'm Eric McDaniel.

  • I cover Congress.