Clock is ticking as Senators Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell push for SEC, Big Ten buy-In on college sports bill

If the Senate Commerce Committee hearing that advanced the Protect College Sports Act to the Senate floor sounded contentious, expect the next few weeks to be even more heated.

After just a few weeks of debate surrounding legislation crafted by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., along with Texas Tech Board of Regents Chairman Cody Campbell, college athletics is entering a pivotal stretch before Congress' August recess that could shape the future of the sport.

"If this thing does not go forward...