College athletics has long occupied an uneasy space between amateur idealism and commercial reality, and the rise of name, image, and likeness deals has pushed that tension to a breaking point. Now, with President Trump urging Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act, the question before the nation is whether federal governance can restore coherence to a system that has drifted toward open-market chaos. Arkansas head coach John Calipari — a man who has lived inside the recruiting wars for decades — has lent his voice to the cause, suggesting that even those who have thrived in the curre