Lawmakers sent conferences a “last and final” version of the Protect College Sports Act around midnight, revising key sections and setting a 10 a.m. deadline for the leagues to agree, sources tell @YahooSports. Big Ten and SEC have set afternoon presidents calls for a vote.

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Lawmakers sent conferences a “last and final” version of the Protect College Sports Act around midnight, revising key sections and setting a 10 a.m. deadline for the leagues to agree, sources tell @YahooSports. Big Ten and SEC have set afternoon presidents calls for a vote.

Ross Dellenger@RossDellenger

The Protect College Sports Act is in a dire position. As Wednesday night arrived, the SEC and Big Ten continued to oppose the bill - despite days of negotiations with lawmakers, specifically over closing a cap circumvention loophole. Time is running out.

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