Trump signs executive order aiming to ‘save college athletics’

Published July 24, 2025 6:26pm ET



President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon that aims to “save college athletics” by setting new rules concerning payments to college athletes.

Rumors circulated earlier this year that Trump was considering tapping former University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban to lead a new commission examining problems arising with the growth of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights and coinciding changes to the NCAA transfer process.

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