Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the structure and governance of the Football Bowl Subdivision postseason should prioritize broad-based athletic opportunity, financial sustainability for college athletics, and competitive balance, and that innovative proposals to expand broad based postseason participation-such as proposals advanced by Coach Mike Leach-warrant serious consideration to mitigate anticompetitive effects in top-division college football.
Summary
H.Res. 1011 is a non-binding resolution that expresses the House's sense that college football's Football Bowl Subdivision postseason structure should be reformed to prioritize three goals: broader athletic opportunity for more teams and athletes, financial sustainability across college athletic programs, and more competitive balance in top-division football. The resolution specifically calls for serious consideration of innovative proposals, including those advanced by Coach Mike Leach, that would expand postseason participation opportunities and address what the resolution frames as anticompetitive effects in college football. As a non-binding resolution, this measure does not have the force of law and does not require presidential signature. Instead, it serves as an expression of congressional sentiment that may influence policy discussions among college sports governing bodies and stakeholders, but it creates no legal obligations or mandates.