Overview
- At a 'Saving College Sports' roundtable, Trump said he will sign a more comprehensive executive order within about a week and urged Congress to set national standards, highlighting the stalled SCORE Act.
- Trump acknowledged the directive will likely be challenged in court and said he hopes it catalyzes a broader fix to eligibility, transfer and NIL disputes.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said he believes the SCORE Act now has the votes to pass the House, though no final policy emerged from the meeting.
- The session drew NCAA President Charlie Baker, the Power Four commissioners, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Nick Saban and Urban Meyer, but no current college athletes attended as Randy Levine promised future engagement.
- Participants cited soaring NIL payouts, transfer-portal churn and frequent lawsuits as destabilizing forces, with Meyer calling collectives 'cheating' and Saban warning of harm to player development and fan interest.