After ESPN gave Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) a platform to push for the Protect College Sports Act, with no opposing view offered, the NAACP challenged ESPN to provide its president, Derrick Johnson, with a similar opportunity this weekend, when College GameDay goes to Oxford, Mississippi.
Johnson will appear on ESPN, but not on Saturday.
Via John Ourand of Puck , ESPN has booked Johnson to appear on Tuesday’s SportsCenter at 6:00 p.m. ET.
ESPN offered airtime on Tuesday, in the event the Senate votes on the bill before Saturday. Regardless, it will be a much smaller audience than the GameDay viewership.
And even if the Senate votes by Saturday…
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