“The NFL has tiptoed up to this rule”
Criticized the NFL for encroaching on college and high school football by scheduling Black Friday and late-season Saturday games under the Sports Broadcasting Act.
Ted Cruz
- Role(s) as quoted
- U.S. Senator (R-Texas), Commerce Committee chair
- Person type
- Other (media, lawmakers, lawyers, advocates)
- Entries
- 2 (May 2025 to Mar 6, 2026)
- Topics
- Scheduling & calendar (1) NFL relationship & draft (1) Structure: super league & divisions (1) Governance & legislation (1)
In the Ideas index
- 2. Power 4 breakaway, super league or separate top division (Opponents or critics)
- 6. A federal law, national NIL standard or antitrust protection (Supporters)
- 11. Calendar reform: shorter season, sacred Saturdays (Mentioned)
All entries (oldest first)
“we are very quickly going to be in a world of 30 to 50 college football teams that are basically a mini NFL”
Cruz warned that without congressional action the sport would shrink to 30 to 50 football programs functioning as a mini-NFL, leaving Division II and III behind. He urged Senate Democrats to help reach 60 votes.