Martin: Death to the Protect College Sports Act. Signed, Memphis.
The Protect College Sports Act is before Congress. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP file)
John Martin
John Martin is a contributing college sports columnist for The Daily Memphian. Martin is a lifelong Memphian who’s covered the Memphis Tigers’ basketball program for more than a decade. Before joining The Daily Memphian team, he was the Memphis beat writer for The Athletic. Currently, he is the co-host of the Jason and John Show on 92.9 FM ESPN, weekdays at 11 a.m. Martin is a graduate of White Station High School and the University of Memphis.
Let’s take a look at the issues our federal government is focusing on this week: sanctions on Russia for its ongoing war against Ukraine, government funding through the end of the year and fixing college sports.
That’s right.
Amid everything going on at home and abroad, the U.S. government has decided right now is the time to get college sports in order.
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