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The FIFA World Cup has transformed North America into nan halfway of nan shot world.
For astir 2 weeks and counting, fans from astir nan globe person poured into nan United States, Canada and Mexico, filling stadiums, instrumentality festivals and watch parties crossed nan 16 big cities.
Former Texas Tech and Indianapolis Colts violative lineman Cody Campbell joined Fox News Channel’s "The Will Cain Show" connected Tuesday. During nan wide-ranging conversation, Campbell expressed optimism astir nan measurement world visitors person embraced immoderate of nan champion nan United States has to connection during nan World Cup.
"It's awesome to person everybody here. And I've loved nan comments connected societal media from group from astir nan world conscionable saying really bully and really amazed they were pinch really awesome nan United States is. Because I don't deliberation we're portrayed that measurement successful world media. So it's a awesome opportunity for america to showcase nan full country."
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Norway fans execute nan Viking statement successful Times Square successful New York connected June 21, 2026, up of nan FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I lucifer against Senegal. (John Sibley/Reuters)
Campbell, who advises President Donald Trump connected assemblage sports issues, was asked astir nan Protect College Sports Act and its way to nan Senate level arsenic nan authorities continues to move forward.
"The Protect College Sports Act is nan first viable assemblage sports measure that has made it retired of committee successful either house. At this point, it's our acold and past and only chance to reconstruct immoderate measurement of bid and extremity nan chaos successful [the] assemblage sports landscape. You're going to look astatine nan precocious (level) things, limiting transfers, limiting eligibility, uncovering ways to get existent power complete (the) expertise to enforce rules. But it does a batch much than that, it thinks astir nan early of assemblage sports and really those look. We cognize really overmuch it's changed complete nan past decade aliases truthful and truthful nan measure has built into it provisions that will let america to really reside what happens next."
Cody Campbell stands backstage during ESPN's College GameDay astatine Texas Tech University successful Lubbock, Texas, connected Nov. 8, 2025. (John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., person spearheaded nan Protect College Sports Act. The authorities would assistance nan NCAA a constricted antitrust exemption, allowing nan governing assemblage to enforce restrictions connected jock compensation.
A Senate sheet approved authorities supporters opportunity would bring stableness to assemblage sports arsenic critics pass it expands national involvement. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The measure besides addresses eligibility and transportation rules crossed assemblage athletics.
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The connection could pave nan measurement for colleges and universities to consolidate their media authorities nether a azygous entity, replacing nan existent conference-by-conference structure.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
