Trump set to sign executive order on college sports to regain control of NIL

President Donald Trump hosted numerous sports figures at the White House for a college sports roundtable to discuss potential regulations about NIL and transferring.

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order for college sports this week after hosting a roundtable addressing several hot-button issues last month.

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

Last month, Trump hosted NCAA President Charlie Baker, former Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, New York Yankees President Randy Levine and each of the Power Four commissioners, among others at a roundtable. 

Trump called the roundtable to examine solutions to key challenges, including NCAA authority, NIL issues, collective bargaining and governance concerns.

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President Donald Trump during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House March 6, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

"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 spent and lost by otherwise very successful schools is astounding just in 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 not wanting to go pro because they make more money in college."

Trump said he'd write an executive order "based on great