This past week President Trump released to the public his new executive order that he has said "Saves College Sports".
Details of the order include:
The preservation and, where possible, expansion of opportunities for scholarships and collegiate athletic competition in women’s and non-revenue sports.The Order prohibits third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes. This does not apply to legitimate, fair-market-value compensation that a third party provides to an athlete, such as for a brand endorsement.The Order provides that any revenue-sharing permitted between universities and collegiate athletes should be implemented in a manner that protects women’s and non-revenue sports.The Order directs the Secretary of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board to clarify the status of student-athletes in order to preserve non-revenue sports and the irreplaceable educational and developmental opportunities that college sports provide.The Order directs the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission to take appropriate actions to protect student-athletes’ rights and safeguard the long-term stability of college athletics from endless, debilitating antitrust and other legal challenges.The Order directs the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and the Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison to consult with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams and other organizations to protect the role of college athletics in developing world-class American athletes.
In essence the bill will prevent billionaires from getting into bidding wars. There will be no more boosters buying rosters and no more roster turnover ridiculousness. There will be no more free agency feel to college football and basketball.
In the wake of the order many in the college football world have taken notice and praised the move. The biggest impact being the third party payment situation. Long time College Football announcer Tim Brando said on X "This is only the beginning of why we’ll see more massive changes to the sport we love. @POTUS loves it too."
Ted Cruz added on X "President Trump is absolutely right to shine a spotlight on this issue. Congress needs to build on the President’s work to save college sports. We must pass targeted legislation to protect student-athletes without hurting smaller programs or putting federal bureaucrats in charge of college athletics."
Nick Saban may have said it best when summing up the new bill. In an interview he stated that "President Trump's executive order takes a huge step in providing the educational model that has always been what we have tried to promote. We have to make a decision to decide if we want a revenue based model or an educational model."