Changes to Protect College Sports Act would allow P4 expansion with a catch

July 20, 2026

By Brandon Marcello, CBS Sports: Decision-makers and lawmakers are discussing edits to the Protect College Sports Act that would cap the number of teams in the Power Four conferences at 19 or 20 and create a structured path for schools to switch conferences, sources told CBS Sports.

Negotiations have intensified ahead of a potential Senate floor vote later this month on the bill that would provide college athletics legal protections and uniform rules on NIL. Republicans proposed a 20-team cap for conferences, a source familiar with discussions told CBS Sports.

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Proposed changes to Protect College Sports Act would allow conference expansion -- with a catch

As negotiations on the college sports bill intensify ahead of a possible floor vote on the Senate floor later this month, sources tell CBS Sports that Power Four leagues would still have a pathway to expand

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