Texas fans boo Ted Cruz throughout ESPN's College GameDay appearance
Cruz was on ESPN's show ahead of Texas vs. Ohio State to promote legislation to regulate college sports.
Austin, Texas on September 12, 2026 - Senator Ted Cruz faced a hostile reception from University of Texas fans during his appearance on ESPN's College GameDay to promote his proposed legislation for regulating college sports. The freshman senator, dressed in a burnt orange blazer, endured boos and chants of "Ted, you suck" and "Get him off" throughout his nine-minute interview with ESPN's Rece Davis.
Despite the negative reception, Cruz remained unfazed and advocated for the Protect College Sports Act, a bill co-authored with Senator Maria Cantwell. The legislation aims to address various issues in college sports, including player transfers, compensation for name, image, and likeness, and limits on conference expansion. Cruz argued that the current state of college football is chaotic, with players transferring multiple times and earning substantial sums of money.
He warned that without federal intervention, up to 50 major football schools could cancel their non-football sports, and hundreds of thousands of scholarship slots could disappear. The bill, which has garnered support from a bipartisan group of legislators, professional sports leagues, and unions representing NFL and NBA players, is scheduled for a Senate vote next week.
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