President Trump mulls executive order to 'preserve college sports': What a draft calls for

[Celerity]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6500773/2025/07/17/president-trump-executive-order-college-sports/

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As the future of college sports faces continued legal and legislative friction, President Donald Trump could soon get involved in the form of an executive order that seeks to “preserve college athletics” through antitrust protections and clarity on student-athlete status. A draft of an executive order titled “Saving College Sports” was obtained by The Athletic on Thursday, but it is not believed to be a finalized version.

It is unclear if or when such an executive order will be formalized, but Trump has considered taking executive action on college sports for months. CBS News reported this week that the president was set to sign an order related to name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation for college athletes. Yahoo! Sports first reported on the contents of an executive order draft on Thursday. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The seven-page draft directs the Secretary of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board to address the debate over the employment status of college athletes. “Ongoing litigation seeks to transform student-athletes into employees, which would make college sports financially untenable for many, if not most, schools,” the draft states.

It also directs members of President Trump’s cabinet and other political officials to pursue policy and protections in a number of other areas related to college sports, including rules that could be challenged by antitrust complaints and continued opportunity for scholarships and roster spots, along with preventing “unqualified or unscrupulous agents from representing athletes.” The draft also calls for better uniformity with federal and state laws, and safeguarding the role college sports have played in the development of Olympic athletes.

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[Aviation Pro]

1. Yeah, we all know where this is going you fucking pedophile

You want to yank the lucrative deals that D-1 (black) athletes are getting for their services and put them back on the plantation.

Because they're black, you fucking racist, piece of shit pedophile.

[Mad_Machine76]

2. Just remember

THIS is what he is focused on right now.

[GoodRaisin]

3. Nobody voted for him to meddle in college sports.

But they sure voted for prices to come down, and he hasn’t done squat to fulfill that promise.

[walkingman]

4. One thing after another....every day. If we don't win the Senate or the House in '26 this will be

a different country in a very short period of time. Just goes to show you what is possible from the WH.

Make me wish we had been a little more aggressive when we controlled Congress and the Presidency in '21.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

5. Something definitely needs to be done about NIL...

...or college sports are doomed, but it's pretty stupid for a President to be focused on it.

[Jirel]

6. Let them be doomed.

That would be amazing. No more college jocks wasting educational dollars while colleges are used as a free minor league by loaded pro teams? No more overpaid coaches? No more days of impossible parking for REAL college students because it’s “game day” and all the lots and ramps are packed and charging big bucks for fans?

Can we please get on with utterly destroying college sports?

[SickOfTheOnePct]

8. I guess if one dislikes sports...

…then ending college sports would be a good start, but I think more people would disagree than agree with that take.