Protect College Sports Act of 2026

This bill sets up rules for how college athletes can make money from their name, image, or likeness (NIL) through deals and endorsements, including requiring athletes to report earnings over $600 and capping the fees that agents can charge at 5%. It also limits how much schools can pay athletes by making permanent a revenue-sharing cap from a recent court settlement, allows athletes one free transfer between schools, and requires large schools to keep offering the same number of smaller sports teams they had in the 2024-25 school year. The bill also gives schools and conferences special legal protection to team up and sell their TV broadcasting rights together, as long as at least 75% of the top-level football schools participate in the agreement.

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