North Dakota Senator John Hoeven and Craig Bohl, executive director of the American Football Coaches Association, are pressing the Senate to advance the Protect College Sports Act this week. Supporters say the bill would address deceptive practices by agents and schools, protect student-athletes’ name, image and likeness rights, bar professional athletes from competing in college sports and preserve support for women’s and Olympic sports. Hoeven said court rulings and state laws have created a fragmented system for college athletics. The bill, authored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), has received committee support and backing from President Trump. Cruz has proposed having Trump sign it on ESPN’s College GameDay if it passes Congress. The measure would also provide the NCAA and member schools limited antitrust protection over the transfer portal, revenue sharing and name, image and likeness compensation. Critics, including Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), say it could give the NCAA and major universities excessive power and limit athletes’ earning potential, while some conservative senators have raised concerns about provisions affecting transgender athletes.