Football conference championships are nearly here, with the Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference, and Big Ten Conference set to host some of the biggest games on the first Saturday in December. It could be the last season under the old system, but it likely won’t.

Even though the Senate overwhelmingly passed the Protect College Sports Act, led by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), on Sept. 28, sending it to the House on Oct. 5, it stalled before the midterm elections, and the now lame-duck 119th Congress probably won’t take it up.

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