The Big Ten and SEC already owned college football. Now, they're running roughshod on Capitol Hill

Posted Aug 4, 2026
As they volley back and forth about which league is better, the Big Ten and SEC are united on stacking the deck to make sure the argument includes nobody else. As you may have heard, the Protect College Sports Act has been raised from the dead in the halls of Congress. At the 11th hour, presidents in the Big Ten and SEC signed on to support the bill. (Yahoo! Sports)

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