SEC presidents push back against pooling media rights in Senate’s ‘Protect College Sports Act’

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The SEC’s 16 presidents and chancellors pushed back on the idea of pooling of media rights included in the Senate’s bipartisan “Protect College Sports Act” released Tuesday in a joint statement Thursday. The “Protect College Sports Act” authored by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) establishes the opportunity for FBS conferences to collectively pool their media rights if 75% of the 138 FBS schools agree to do so.

“The Southeastern Conference recognizes and appreciated the many ongoing discussions regarding potential system-wide improvements to ensure the future success of college athletics,” the SEC statement began. “The SEC has been intentional, through years of thoughtful planning and decision-making, in strategically positioning itself for future media negotiations. The conference must retain the ability to act in the best interests of its membership. A such, the SEC does not support assigning its media rights to a third party and remains firmly committed to independently conducting its media negotiations.”

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