This is one of the enumerated powers in the constitution. Article 99 i believe. very important.
well in a way, it is like articles of confederation, as each state can now regulate differently, fedral government partly constituted to allow a functioning republic. Witkoff was there by the way, didn’t speak during portion i saw anyway.
Probably framed as an equal rights issue on some level.
I’m guessing people are seeing that if the likes of ESPN and Athletic Directors of a couple College Conferences run the entire college/University with the focus on their football programs only, that business model is great for the NFL, but probably not for the higher education system of the USA.