If Congress can’t save college sports, it’s time for Plan B. Except there is no Plan B

Congress has held more than a dozen hearings about college sports since 2020. The NCAA and the former Power 5 conferences have combined to spend more than $15 million on lobbyists. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said last month he’s been to Washington, D.C., 21 times in his three-plus years on the job. They came oh-so-close to getting an actual bill out of the Senate this week: the Protect College Sports Act. Senate Majority Leader John Thune tried his darndest to get his colleagues to hurry