President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind the Senate legislation after the House’s attempt at drafting regulations for college sports went up in flames. And Cruz has laid out an ambitious plan for getting the bill signed before the start of the next academic year.

The Big Ten and Southeastern conferences, however, have said the Protect College Sports Act “leaves critical issues unresolved” and fails to override the existing patchwork of state laws with federal rules.

In an interview with Ed O’Keefe on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Baker said that the conferences shouldn’t try to abandon an earnest effort to address “a number of the most significant challenges” facing college athletics.