{
  "id": 7020438,
  "title": "Ted Cruz Shares Video of Crowd Chanting ‘Ted You Suck!’ During His ESPN College GameDay Appearance: ‘Never Flinched’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/ted-cruz-shares-video-of-crowd-chanting-ted-you-suck-during-his-espn",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T23:54:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv/ted-cruz-booed-espn-college-gameday/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently appeared on ESPN's College GameDay to promote the Protect College Sports Act, a bill aimed at regulating business interests in college athletics. During the 9-minute interview, Cruz faced boos and chants of \"Ted, you suck\" from the crowd, who were ultimately drowned out by his message about the bill's potential impact on college sports. Cruz emphasized the importance of passing the Protecting College Sports Act, stating that failure to do so could lead to the cancellation of women's programs and non-revenue sports, ultimately resulting in the collapse of 40 to 50 schools' competitive football programs within three to five years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Texas student nailed $1.2M 'College GameDay' kick with Matthew McConaughey hyping him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/texas-student-nailed-1-2m-college-gameday-kick-with-matthew",
        "published": "2026-09-12T18:32:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}