Trump to sign executive order directing NCAA administration in college sports

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a college sports executive order this week after hosting a roundtable discussion on several hot-button issues last month.

CBS News reported that the order, which would be Trump’s second, could be signed as early as Friday. The outlet added that the order will aim to expand the NCAA’s control over athletes during a new era of name, image, and likeness.

Last month, Trump hosted NCAA President Charlie Baker, former Alabama football coach Nick Saban, New York Yankees President Randy Levine and each commissioner of the Power Four, among others at a round table. Trump called the meeting to explore solutions to key challenges, including NCAA administration, NIL issues, collective bargaining, and governance issues.

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“This is the future, I think, beyond college sports. This is the future of colleges,” Trump said to kick off the roundtable. “The amount of money being wasted and lost by the most successful schools is staggering in such a short period of time. It’s only going to get worse. We have to save college sports, and, I believe, colleges.

“Crazy things are happening. … We have a seven-year freshman. We’re seeing things we’ve never seen before. College players don’t want to go pro because they make a lot of money in college,” he added.

Trump said he would write an executive order “based on greater wisdom.”

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: US President Donald Trump raises the ball presented to Trump during a ceremony to present the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Navy Midshipmen football team in the East Room of the White House on April 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Commander-in-Chief Trophy is awarded to the winner of the American college football series between the teams of the US Military Academy (Army Black Knights), US Naval Academy (Navy Midshipmen), and US Air Force Academy (Air Force Falcons). (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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The SCORE Act was at the forefront of the round table. The vote was scheduled for December but the vote was canceled soon after. The White House approved the act, but three Republicans – Byron Donalds of Florida, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Chip Roy of Texas – voted with Democrats not to bring the act to the floor. Democrats strongly opposed the bill, urging House members to vote against it.

The law would give the NCAA limited antitrust immunity in hopes of protecting the NCAA from potential lawsuits over eligibility rules and would prevent athletes from becoming employees of their schools. It prevents schools from using student fees to fund NIL payments.

A July presidential order prohibits athletes from receiving performance payments from third-party sources. However, the order did not place restrictions on NIL payments to college athletes through third-party sources. It also requires schools to be involved in maintaining non-intrusive sports facilities.

President Donald Trump looks on before the college football game between the US Army and Navy at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 13, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP)

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A month before Trump’s order, a judge approved a settlement between the NCAA, its most powerful conferences and lawyers representing all Division I athletes. This agreement means that the NCAA will pay approximately $2.8 billion over the next 10 years to college athletes who compete from 2016 to 2025. The agreement also allows college programs to pay athletes directly.

Last month, Trump signed an executive order to keep the Army-Navy match an independent competition.

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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