US EditionTrump signs executive order on college sports, White House says
UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – The executive order bans third-party pay-for-play deals and mandates revenue sharing to protect women’s and non-revenue collegiate sports amid rising NIL payments, affecting over 500,000 athletes.
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled 'Saving College Sports' on Thursday, July 24, 2025, aiming to regulate college athletics in the U.S.
- The order responds to recent legal rulings and NIL payment chaos, prohibiting third-party, pay-for-play deals to athletes while permitting fair-market endorsements.
- It requires athletic programs to preserve scholarships dedicated to female athletes and those in less commercially prominent sports, and establishes a College Sports Commission to oversee athlete name, image, and likeness payments.
- The order addresses competitive imbalances from 30 state laws, calls on federal agencies to clarify athlete status, and complements pending legislation like the SCORE Act.
- This executive action intends to stabilize college sports financially and structurally but leaves enforcement mechanisms unclear, while stakeholders call for congressional involvement.
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