Trump sets sights on NIL regulation, SCORE Act at college sports roundtable, teases another executive order

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

President Donald Trump hosted a college sports roundtable Friday to examine solutions to key challenges, including NCAA authority; name, image and likeness (NIL) issues; collective bargaining; and governance concerns. 

Athletic officials in attendance included NCAA President Charlie Baker, former Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, OutKick founder Clay Travis, New York Yankees President Randy Levine and each of the Power Four commissioners, among others.

"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.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House in Washington, District of Columbia, on March 6, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)

"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," he added.

Trump said there has been an "inability to set rules," noting that different states have different NIL laws, prompting another challenge for college sports.

"If Congress doesn't take action fast, it could destroy college sports," Trump said.

Trump ripped "one judge who knew nothing about sports, knew nothing about