Trump signs executive order blocking college football games from competing with Army-Navy time slot

President Donald Trump signs the "Preserving America's Game" executive order Friday, protecting the Army-Navy game's December time slot from CFP broadcast conflicts.

President Donald Trump delivered on his promise to protect the tradition of the annual Army-Navy football game, signing the "Preserving America’s Game" executive order during the Midshipmen’s visit to the White House on Friday. 

Navy defeated Army in a thrilling 17-16 victory to win the Commander in Chief’s Trophy in December during a historic season that saw the program finish 11-2, marking the team’s first back-to-back 10-win seasons in program history. 

President Donald Trump holds up a helmet as he speaks during the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy presentation with the Navy Midshipmen football team in the East Room of the White House in Washington, District of Columbia, on March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The champions were honored with a White House visit, during which Trump signed the executive order months after signaling his intentions to combat the expansion of the College Football Playoff. 

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"The annual Army-Navy game is truly one of the most special occasions in all of sports, but in recent years, the College Football Playoff expansion has encroached on this sacred four-hour time slot traditionally reserved for Army-Navy," the president said during his speech Friday.

"I'm going to sign an executive order to ensure that the second Saturday in December is preserved exclusively. Nobody's playing football – not Ohio State against Notre Dame, not LSU against Alabama – nobody's going to play football for four hours during that very special time of the year in December. It's preserved