President Trump is weighing an executive order that would introduce policies to “save college sports” in the wake of unregulated endorsement deals for student-athletes, according to multiple reports on Thursday.
The name, image and likeness landscape has run relatively unchecked since 2021, when a Supreme Court ruling opened the door for student-athletes to profit from endorsements and advertising deals.
Several states have adopted individual laws, but there has been no framework from federal legislators to control the deals, which can attract millions of dollars for the top student-athletes.
The draft of Mr. Trump’s executive order featured a three-pronged approach to regulating the college sports landscape, according to several reports.
The president noted in the draft that NCAA leadership and other organizing bodies should be exempted from antitrust laws.
The order also demands that “unqualified and unscrupulous agents” should be barred from representing student-athletes.
The executive order also expressed a desire