Overview
- Meyer said on The Triple Option podcast that the golf outing with President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Nick Saban centered on how to improve college sports and was “all bipartisan.”
- He described a conversation on the positives and negatives across college athletics and said the President mostly listened, with no specific policy outcomes disclosed.
- Politico first reported the foursome in West Palm Beach, and subsequent coverage carried Meyer’s on-air recounting of the meeting and its focus.
- Saban has previously endorsed Trump and worked with his administration on advocating federal regulation of college athletics, highlighting existing policy ties.
- Separately, Sen. Eric Schmitt has proposed a four‑pillar blueprint that emphasizes NIL transparency and fair‑market payments, underscoring ongoing pushes for new guardrails.