Lawmakers will soon take their biggest step yet to usher in a new era for college sports as the NCAA, tied up in years of billion-dollar lawsuits, asks Congress to set rules of the road for college athletics.

Washington – An effort to regulate college sports backed by the NCAA, the U.S. Olympic organization and the White House has faltered in Congress, with opponents raising concerns over the wide-reaching power it gives the NCAA.

The move to pull the SCORE Act by GOP leaders two hours before it was slated for a final vote was seen as a sign it didn't have enough support to pass.

Last month, the NCAA Division I Board voted to delay a legislative change that would permit college athletes and athletic department staff to gamble on professional sports. The rule change, originally intended to go into effect on Nov. 1, was delayed to Nov. 22 after pushback from SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and other prominent voices.

No. 2 SMU volleyball tipped off its NCAA Tournament run on Friday night with a dominant sweep of Central Arkansas. The Mustangs downed the Sugar Bears in straight sets, 25-13, 25-13, 25-13, to advance to the second round of the tournament.

Nebraska enters the NCAA Volleyball Tournament as the nation’s No. 1 overall seed, opening its push for a sixth national championship at home this weekend.

The Nebraska volleyball team defeated LIU at the bob Devaney Sports Complex on Friday, 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-17.)

NCAA athletes and athletic department staff will not be allowed to bet on professional sports after the organization’s membership voted Friday to rescind a rule change that would have permitted those bets.

Former Wisconsin quarterback Mabrey Mettauer is reentering the NCAA transfer portal, according to 247Sports' Matt Zenitz. Mettauer started his career with the Badgers in 2024, originally joining the program as a four-star recruit,