During a roundtable session in Washington, D.C., Tigers football coach Charles Huff stated that he is aware of agents who are “preying” on young athletes by charging players 35% in representation fees.
Former Memphis and current Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari wrote a letter to U.S. senators in support of the Protect College Sports Act that was endorsed by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway is one of the signatures.
A powerful closing statement from @MemphisFB Head Coach @CoachHuff in Washington DC today with Senators Cruz and Cantwell on the Protect College Sports Act👏#BuiltToRise x @TigersAthletics pic.twitter.com/Vd7sCiE9KJ
— The American (@American_Conf) June 10, 2026
The Protect College Sports Act, a U.S. Senate bill pertaining to college sports, was written by Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, and Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington.
The bill was submitted in the US Congress with the goal of sustaining collegiate athletics. It gives the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption to enforce Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) payment, athlete protections, transfer rules, and media rights under a unified national framework.
