Trump to dive into the sports world again with college athletics commission

Published May 12, 2025 7:00am ET



President Donald Trump‘s reported efforts to reestablish the ground rules of college athletics reflect his long interest in sports and the concern among fans that the NIL changes have gone too far.

While nothing is official, Trump appears to be forming a presidential commission on college sports to establish a new set of guidelines to stabilize what has become a free-for-all model of unlimited player compensation and high roster turnover.

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