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SEC Chancellor Meets Cruz, Cantwell on NIL Limits

6/11/2026

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Summary

SEC Chancellor Meets

On June 9, SEC Chancellor Donde Plowman met with Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and said the SEC will cooperate and seeks framework, litigation safeguards and revenue-sharing alignment.
The Act would limit transfers to one, cap NIL earnings, and bar leagues with $1 billion revenue, with a June 3 Senate hearing featuring coach Nick Saban, officials Pete Bevacqua and Teresa Gould.
A roundtable will include Memphis coach Charles Huff.

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Trump Endorses

President Donald Trump endorsed the Protect College Sports Act, calling it “the last chance to save College Sports.”
The Big Ten and SEC jointly opposed the draft on June 2, saying it leaves critical issues unresolved.
Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Maria Cantwell will chair a June 10 roundtable that will address instability, litigation and financial pressure on student-athletes, and will include coaches, a university president, a commissioner and two senators.

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Historical Context

The 2021 Supreme Court ruling in NCAA v. Alston rejected the NCAA’s amateurism defense, allowing schools to offer education-related benefits. That decision built on earlier challenges to the NCAA’s compensation bans, such as California’s 2019 Fair Pay to Play Act. On June 10, Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell convened a roundtable to discuss the Protect College Sports Act, which would cap NIL payouts.

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SEC Chancellor Meets

On June 9, SEC Chancellor Donde Plowman met with Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and said the SEC will cooperate and seeks framework, litigation safeguards and revenue-sharing alignment.
The Act would limit transfers to one, cap NIL earnings, and bar leagues with $1 billion revenue, with a June 3 Senate hearing featuring coach Nick Saban, officials Pete Bevacqua and Teresa Gould.
A roundtable will include Memphis coach Charles Huff.

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