Saving College Sports

Saving College Sports is dedicated to fighting for a college sports system that protects both student athletes & the future of college athletics at every level

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

The bi-partisan Cruz/Cantwell bill is, by far, the most comprehensive, well constructed, and well written piece of legislation that has been brought forward in the 7 years that the “college sports powers that be” have been lobbying Congress. This bill is our best (and possibly only) opportunity to preserve and protect our college sports system.

It also has a very good chance to pass and become law.

If a stakeholder has a specific issue with the bill, then they should be transparent and constructive. Their input will be welcomed.

At the end of the day, nobody is going to get exactly everything they want, but we can all work together to find a solution that everyone can live with.

Back-room arm twisting, shadowy lobbying, obstructionism, and obfuscation of facts (all motivated by selfish agendas) is counter productive, and is the very reason that we have found ourselves in the mess that we college spots have become. Put all of the cards on the table, and let’s make a deal!

Be an honest broker, act with integrity, be forthright, grow up, be a professional, and set selfish interest aside to do what benefits the greater good and preserves this Great American Institution.

[Team Cruz @TeamTedCruz]

“This is a pro-athlete, anti-chaos bill.”

Well said by @codyc64 on the @PatMcAfeeShow.

[Saving College Sports @SavingCollSprts]

Saving College Sports believes that the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 is the answer to fixing the crisis facing college sports.

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

"We're gonna preserve the right for the players to continue to get paid and they should be paid..

It also makes sure that the rest of the system is able to survive" ~ @CodyC64 #PMSLive

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

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[Ari Wasserman @AriWasserman]

Sen. Ted Cruz joins to discuss the Protect College Sports Act: Will the bipartisan legislation WORK?

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

As a senior member of the President’s Roundtable on Fixing College Sports, which has been working with many Senators, House Members, and other key stakeholders, we are encouraged that release of comprehensive legislation could be imminent.

Senators @SenatorCantwell and @tedcruz should be greatly applauded for their bipartisan effort in working to solve a very complex and existential set of problems.

We look forward to continued work in pushing this across the finish line and preserving a great American treasure! 🇺🇸

[Saving College Sports @SavingCollSprts]

“College sports faces a crisis.”

Sen. Cruz is right.

Without action:
❌Programs will be cut
❌Olympic sports will suffer
❌Opportunities for athletes will shrink

Congress can fix this, but the window is closing.

[Saving College Sports @SavingCollSprts]

This is a great step in the right direction. We look forward to Congress doing the hard work to deliver a long-term, permanent solution to preserve college sports.

https://t.co/yJ7HMRTj3n

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

This op-ed was published Friday in @USAToday, and establishes a critical perspective on College Sports reform, and should be guide the outcome of any solution that emerges.

College sports are important to the entire country, and owned by the American Public - not by any individual, a single institution or by special interests. We should fully focus on preservation of all the sports, all of the school, and protection of all the athletes and communities to which they matter deeply.

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

College Sports are a great American institution, and they belong to all of us: We the People.

Please read and share my op-ed in @USATODAY https://t.co/gatdggJPSO

[Chris Powers @fortworthchris]

Cody Campbell (@CodyC64) discusses the average deficit for an FBS school. It's unsustainable and getting worse.

"The average budget deficit for all 136 FBS schools is $20M per school per year."

In this clip, Cody lays out the current business problem and how it could get even worse if something isn't done quickly to fix it.

[LarryBenz @PhysicalTherapy]

ICYMI: 🧵 Three articles. Three structural indictments of how college athletics got here. Article IV is about the people the whole enterprise is supposed to be for. Not the quarterback making $2M. Not the five-star with 40 offers by breakfast.The other 99%. 31% of D-I athletes who entered the transfer portal last year never found a new school at the same level.That's the NCAA's own data.That's 17,000 people per year — scholarship gone, eligibility clock still running, often without a degree. In FBS football? 40% of portal entrants don't land a comparable scholarship. Men's basketball? 2,400 players entered the spring portal. 30-40% found nothing. We didn't build a free market for student-athletes.We built a buyer's market. And the sellers carry all the risk. Article IV: Student. Athlete. In That Order — Or So We Were Told.The reform window is open. Here's what Congress must add to its mandate.

[LarryBenz @PhysicalTherapy]

Great and important questions

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

Did @finebaum ask @GregSankey the size of the budget deficits his athletic departments ran in 2025, especially when excluding student fees, taxpayer money, and tuition dollars diverted to subsidize sports? Are these deficits sustainable?

Was he asked about the dire financial straits of those conferences that receive less TV revenue than the @SEC, and how sustainable their financial situations may be? Will these conferences be able to afford to maintain their women’s and Olympic sports? Does he care about the plight of these other conferences and does he care about preserving the institution of college athletics, as a whole?

The current financial situation is equally (if not more) threatening as any other issue facing college sports. This is a plain fact.

[LarryBenz @PhysicalTherapy]

More Saving College Sports:

🧵 Three articles. Three structural indictments of how college athletics got here.

Article IV is about the people the whole enterprise is supposed to be for.

Not the quarterback making $2M. Not the five-star with 40 offers by breakfast.The other 99%.

31% of D-I athletes who entered the transfer portal last year never found a new school at the same level.That's the NCAA's own data.That's 17,000 people per year — scholarship gone, eligibility clock still running, often without a degree.

In FBS football? 40% of portal entrants don't land a comparable scholarship. Men's basketball? 2,400 players entered the spring portal. 30-40% found nothing.

We didn't build a free market for student-athletes.We built a buyer's market. And the sellers carry all the risk.

Article IV: Student. Athlete. In That Order — Or So We Were Told.The reform window is open. Here's what Congress must add to its mandate.
Read: https://t.co/BkKbYBU46t

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

This bill filed tonight by @SenatorCantwell and @Eric_Schmitt is a great signal that bipartisan (and even non-partisan) support can be mustered for critical issues around college sports, especially revenue generation.

This, combined with the passion, support and interest demonstrated today by @realDonaldTrump, and meaningful progress on in the House on the SCORE Act probe that there is tremendous momentum on this issue currently, and I am hopefully that we will soon reach a solution that will #SaveCollegeSports.

The athletes, the schools, then conferences, our communities, and the entire country are counting on us. Let’s make it happen!

[Saving College Sports @SavingCollSprts]

.@CodyC64 joined President Trump’s roundtable on the future of college sports yesterday, outlining solutions to bring order to today’s “Wild West” system and protect opportunities for all 500,000 student-athletes, including women’s and Olympic sports. Watch his interview on Fox News here: https://t.co/BpuLU10V5W

[Saving College Sports @SavingCollSprts]

Almost every college athletic department is making impossible decisions: drop swim & dive, cut women’s tennis, shut down non‑revenue sports so they can try to stay afloat. This isn’t progress. It’s shattering dreams and threatens college sports as we know it.

https://t.co/KexmkVqrls

[Saving College Sports @SavingCollSprts]

Imagine giving college sports the ability to negotiate one national broadcasting package for college sports…just like professional football is permitted to do. If Congress grants college sports the same ability to do that it will immediately lead to more revenue, boost every athletic department in the country, and save women’s and Olympic sports programs. That’s the goal.

https://t.co/KzHkt2Py3l

[Saving College Sports @SavingCollSprts]

Cody Campbell lays it out straight: college sports budgets are bleeding all across the country, cuts are happening and many more are to follow, and student-athletes dreams are at risk. We need a system where all college sports programs survive—and every university is able to compete.

https://t.co/cFdMaiGw2z