Ted Cruz was drowned out by boos as he appeared on Saturday’s College GameDay to discuss his Protect College Sports Act.The bipartisan federal bill, which aims to establish a national legal framework for college athletics, is heading towards a vote in Congress.Cruz was booed by fans as he appeared on GameDay in TexasESPNHe discussed the Protect College Sports Act for close to 10 minutesESPNCruz introduced the legislation alongside fellow US senator Maria Cantwell. Eric Schmitt is also a sponsor.The Texas representative appeared on GameDay — where Glen Powell will also appear — to discuss the Protect College Sports Act, as the ESPN show aired live from Austin ahead of a Week 2 game between the Longhorns and Ohio State.Ted Cruz touts Protect College Sports Act on GameDayCruz sent a dire warning over what would happen if the bill doesn’t pass, suggesting that in five years, football and other sports would be in an unrecognizable state.He claimed the act would bring ‘order to chaos’ in college athletics, and noted his issues with the current transfer portal, weeks after he suggested it could be signed into law by Donald Trump live on GameDay.“There are no rules, and the situation with the transfer portal, where kids go and transfer two, three, four, five times, it’s terrible for the game,” he told ESPN host Rece Davis, per Yahoo Sports.“It’s terrible for the players. It’s terrible for the schools, and it’s terrible for the families. And so the reason Congress is acting is because Congress created this problem.“It was the federal antitrust laws that were used to bring the lawsuits that struck down all the rules, and so the Protect College Sports Act is bipartisan legislation that’s very simple.“It brings order to chaos. It protects the students, protects the student’s ability to be compensated to receive name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation, I think that’s only fair. It’s only right.”Cruz is in favor of NIL and athletes getting compensated for what they’re worth, but suggested issues remain over blank checkbooks.“They’re producing enormous value with an enormous skill, but it also puts reasonable rules in place,” Cruz said of plans for the act.View Tweet: https://t.co/npQesiYMsGView Tweet: https://t.co/mtej77Vnzp“So, for example, every player gets one free (transfer), not three or five, one (transfer). It puts an eligibility rule that every player has five years of eligibility, not six, seven, eight; five. And it puts a hard end on that at age 24.“It lets the schools compete, and it also slows down what we’ve got right now (which) is a spiral of cost that is bankrupting almost every college program, most college athletic programs.“They’re losing 10s of millions of dollars, and as a result, they’re canceling women’s programs. They’re canceling non-revenue sports. They’re canceling Olympic sports.“Within three to five years, we’re going to see 40 to 50 schools that have competitive football programs, and everyone else goes under. That would be a tragedy.”Cruz concluded a nearly 10-minute-long segment by revealing he expects the act to pass.“I think the reason Congress is going to happen is because college sports is too precious,” he said.Cruz introduced the Protect College Sports act alongside Senator CantwellGetty“We’ve got to make sure this remains an avenue for opportunity for millions of kids, and we’ve got to make sure it remains not just football, but also all of women’s sports, all of all of the non-revenue sports, all of the Olympic sports.“This bill is designed to do all that.”Ted Cruz booed on College GameDay appearance in TexasWhile the Protect College Sports Act has plenty of backing from massive names within the college world — including GameDay hosts Nick Saban and Pat McAfee, as well as Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders — Cruz was booed as he appeared on ESPN.The live student audience behind him in Texas made their feelings clear, despite the senator wearing a Longhorns pin on his blazer in his home state.Fans were quick to react to Cruz’s GameDay appearance on social mediaGettyChants of ‘Ted, you suck!’ were also heard.“Ted Cruz the longest booed guest in College GameDay history or nah?” one fan asked on X.“A really easy way to get me to turn off College GameDay is to feature Ted Cruz,” a second wrote.“What the heck was College GameDay thinking here?” a third asked.Congress could vote on the act in the coming weeksGetty“Ted Cruz getting booed way worse than Ohio State or Oklahoma down in Austin,” a fourth noted.“I turned the channel as soon as I saw him,” a fifth said.With the Protect College Sports Act expected to get a vote in the coming weeks, this probably won’t be the last time fans hear about it on GameDay.Those in the audience, though, made their feelings on Cruz very clear.