Tonight is the NCAA championship, but the magic of March Madness is gone. Every number one seed has made the Final Four. There are no upsets, no Cinderellas, just bigger brands with bigger budgets. Why? It is because college sports is on a downward trajectory, and the magic of what used to make it special is gone. Now the House v. NCAA settlement will unleash even more chaos with no plan to protect small schools, Olympic sports, or competitive balance. That is why tonight I am introducing the Restore College Sports Act. It replaces the NCAA with a new entity under Presidential authority to regulate public college sports as a public good. It fixes the NIL transfer process to eliminate chaos, and it equally shares revenue across all sports and all schools to increase opportunities in Olympic sports and create competitive balance. Mr. Speaker, indeed, tonight is a big moment with the Restore College Sports Act. ____________________
Michael Baumgartner: “Tonight is the NCAA championship, but the magic of March Madness is gone. Every number one seed has made the Final Four.…”
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