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flag SEC's Sankey opposes pooled TV rights, favoring conference control and the SCORE Act.

flag SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey has rejected proposals to pool college football conference TV rights, calling the idea ineffective and lacking solid data, while emphasizing the importance of maintaining conference control over media deals. flag He highlighted the SEC’s recent $3 billion 10-year agreement with ESPN and its College Football Playoff revenue as evidence of the success of independent negotiations. flag Sankey criticized the notion of transferring rights to an undefined entity, stressing the need for informed, independent decision-making. flag He remains supportive of the bipartisan SCORE Act, which seeks limited antitrust protection for the NCAA and prevents athlete classification as employees, calling it a more realistic path than the SAFE Act, which would revise the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act to allow pooled rights.

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