Overview
- Speaking in the Oval Office during an event honoring the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, the president criticized NIL and said he is willing to involve the federal government.
- He warned that colleges are cutting nonrevenue sports and diverting resources to football, which he said weakens Olympic training pipelines.
- He cited escalating offers to recruits, referencing multimillion‑dollar deals for top prospects, and argued that even successful programs cannot sustain such spending.
- Reporting highlighted the House v. NCAA settlement framework that would allow schools to distribute up to $20.5 million per year to athletes, largely concentrated in football and men’s basketball.
- Context from Utah showed institutions testing new funding models, as the university announced a private equity partnership and a for‑profit affiliate to manage commercial operations.