New Details Emerge on Donald Trump’s Upcoming College Sports Executive Order

New details have emerged regarding the college sports executive order U.S. President Donald Trump promised last week following the “Saving College Sports” roundtable held at the White House.

According to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger, sources say the order will address five key areas: athlete employment status, the one-time transfer policy, eligibility rules, collective limitations, and resource requirements for Olympic sports.

The goal, per Dellenger, is to spur Congressional action, including movement on the SCORE Act, which is tentatively expected to be brought to the House floor the week of March 23.

Last Friday’s roundtable brought together approximately 50 people from varied backgrounds in college athletics, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, New York Yankees president Randy Levine, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, NCAA President Charlie Baker, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark, American Athletic Conference Commissioner Tim Pernetti, and Notre Dame Athletics Director Pete Bevacqua. The primary theme of the meeting was that college sports require federal legislation to stabilize the financial landscape, particularly with several athletic departments struggling in the wake of the House settlement.

Per Dellenger, several roundtable attendees have been appointed to subcommittees to work with lawmakers on designated legislation, focusing on five areas: legislation, eligibility and transfer rules, media, NCAA governance, and the agent-athlete relationship. Current college athletes will be part of the subcommittees alongside additional athletic directors, university presidents, and media executives.

“I will have an executive order within one week, and it will be very all-encompassing,” Trump said at the time, according to ESPN. “We’re going to get sued, and we’re going to see how it plays, OK, but I’ll have an executive order, which will solve every problem in this room, every conceivable problem, within one week, and we’ll put it forward. We will get sued. That’s the only thing I know for sure.”

The SCORE Act, which would grant the NCAA limited antitrust protections and preempt state NIL laws, was the main piece of legislation supported by speakers at last week’s meeting. The bill would likely need 60 votes to clear the Senate and faces a significant partisan divide. Republicans broadly support the proposal, while many Senate Democrats have opposed it in its current state.

Democratic senators such as Maria Cantwell, Richard Blumenthal, and Cory Booker have argued the bill would favor large conferences and weaken protections for college athletes.

It is worth noting that Trump signed a previous “Saving College Sports” executive order last July, also designed in part to protect Olympic sports, which has not yet produced any binding changes.