SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and Senator Tommy Tuberville have publicly expressed concerns about the Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in Congress last week aimed at regulating the changing landscape of college athletics.

Sankey outlined his opposition during an interview Friday on "The Paul Finebaum Show," stating that the SEC does not support the legislation. The commissioner indicated that the conference had identified "about one dozen big buckets" of issues requiring analysis within the first section of the 111-page bill.

Separately, Senator Tuberville, a Republican from Alabama, sent a letter to college presidents and athletics directors detailing his objections to the proposed legislation. In the letter, obtained by Yahoo Sports, Tuberville identified 10 specific provisions in the bill that "raise the greatest concern" from his perspective.

The Protect College Sports Act represents Congress's attempt to address the dramatic changes in college athletics, particularly in an era where players now receive multimillion-dollar compensation packages. The bipartisan nature of the bill indicates support from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

The opposition from both a major conference commissioner and a sitting senator suggests the legislation may face significant resistance as it moves through the legislative process. Both Sankey and Tuberville's concerns center on how the federal regulation would impact the current structure and operations of college sports programs.