SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said Monday that he has been in ongoing talks with congressional leaders about the Protect College Sports Act but declined to say whether all of the conference's proposed changes would need to be included before the SEC would back the bill.
According to ESPN, Sankey described the discussions as "honest conversations." He offered no firm timeline or specific conditions the conference would require to move from conversations to formal support.
The Protect College Sports Act has drawn significant attention across college athletics as conferences, schools and governing bodies try to shape how Congress addresses the future of the college sports model, including issues tied to athlete compensation and conference structure. Any bill that moves forward will likely need buy-in from major conferences, making the SEC's position closely watched.
Sankey did not elaborate publicly on which specific provisions the SEC is pushing for, or what a final bill would need to include to earn the conference's endorsement.