President Trump Plans to Address College Athletics

President Donald Trump reportedly plans to create a commission on college athletics.

Trump intends to come up with a Presidential Commission to study college sports and find solutions to issues “ailing” the industry, according to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger.

This endeavor could span months, per Dellenger’s report.

After Trump and Saban met last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration is considering an executive order that “could increase scrutiny” of NIL payments to college athletes.

“Trump’s involvement, though not surprising, is a landmark moment in college athletics history — the country’s most powerful elected leader potentially shaping the future of the industry,” Dellenger wrote. “Details of the commission are for now being kept private, but the group is expected to feature college sports stakeholders, prominent businesspeople with deep connections to college football and, perhaps, even a former coach and administrator.

“The commission is expected to deeply examine the unwieldy landscape of college sports, including the frequency of player movement in the transfer portal, the unregulated booster compensation paid to athletes, the debate of college athlete employment, the application of Title IX to school revenue-share payments and, even, conference membership makeup and conference television contracts, those with knowledge of the commission told Yahoo Sports.”

Dellenger noted Trump could announce a commission through an executive order, and that legendary former Alabama head coach Nick Saban is expected to play an integral role in the commission’s work.

“During Trump’s visit to Tuscaloosa last week to give a graduation address at the University of Alabama, Trump and Saban met about college sports legislation — a meeting that’s now transformed into plans for this executive group to be formed,” Dellenger wrote.

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