Posted on 05/02/2025 6:39:30 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
President Trump is considering an executive order to examine payments made to college athletes and whether they have created an unfair system, two people briefed on the matter said Friday.
Mr. Trump’s focus on the issue — which he’s talked about in the past, one of the people briefed on the matter noted — was renewed after he spoke with Nick Saban, the famed former University of Alabama football coach, backstage at an event Thursday night in Tuscaloosa, where Mr. Trump delivered an address to graduates.
The Wall Street Journal first reported on Mr. Trump’s consideration. The two people who were briefed on it were not authorized to speak publicly.
The executive order would address newly expanded opportunities for student-athletes to monetize their athletic careers. Last year, the N.C.A.A., the organization that governs much of college sports, agreed to settle a class-action antitrust lawsuit that had accused it and its member schools of exploiting student-athletes while hoarding the profits of the lucrative college sports industry.
The $2.8 billion settlement, which is nearing approval, created a revenue-sharing plan for college athletics in which schools would start directly paying their athletes, a major shake-up of the college sports landscape. The N.C.A.A. has already removed restrictions on athletes monetizing their athletic careers through endorsements and sponsorships — known as “name, image and likeness” payments.
The changes initiated an arms race in college athletics, as wealthy teams offered larger and larger compensation packages to lure top talent into their programs. Star players have since signed deals worth millions of dollars.
Mr. Saban, while coaching the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, criticized the payments, saying that the system favored wealthy college sports programs that could afford...
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The whole concept of college athletes playing for money is bad...IMHO...
It just develops financial prima donnas and the corruption that goes along with it...
Most of them will spend it all on Escalades, bling and hoes.
So if you want to watch Alabama vs Georgia football game, you'll have to get a ticket. It shouldn't be on TV. And it should be downgraded to Div III.
>> athletes playing for money is bad
the NCAA monopoly exploiting them is no better
And these doops are providing entertainment and money for these manipulators. Do away with all types of payment for college athletes. It is nothing more than a government sponsored minor league for professional athletes.
This isn’t executive order worthy.
Note the not-so-subtle New York Times spin to this story.
Maybe there are some issues that Trump does not need to put to an executive order. Just a thought.
It's called "flooding the zone."
Their modus operandi is to bury him in lawfare so he has to engage in wack-a-mole.
He is reciprocating by burying them in EOs so they have to play wack-a-mole too.
If Trump goes ahead with this, look for it to get shot down in the courts. He has no right weighing in on a provate matter.
You don’t know what you’re talking about. Not sure if you’re jealous or racist.
The one thing FReepers get wrong a lot is sports.
You take your bread and circuses very seriously, I see.
Again. You have no idea what you’re talking about. Just like when you attempt to talk about sports in any way. Big time nerd with a big mouth.
Sports = Bread and Circuses
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