President Donald Trump planning to create college sports commission, per report
President Donald Trump is making plans to create a commission on college athletics, Yahoo Sports reported on Wednesday.
The story, citing multiple people within Congress and college athletics, reported that most details are being kept private for now, and that it's unclear when an announcement may come. However, the commission is expected to include "college sports stakeholders, prominent businesspeople with deep connections to college football and, perhaps, even a former coach and administrator."
College sports leaders have petitioned for congressional aid in the changing world of its athletics, as more money is going to players and schools than ever in the name, image and likeness (NIL) era.
The commission is expected to examine a number of topics across college sports, according to the story. That includes player movement in the transfer portal; booster compensation paid to athletes; whether college athletes will be employees of the university or remain students; Title IX implications on revenue-share payments; and conference membership and TV contracts, according to the report.
Dellenger added the commission could be created via executive order.
The news comes after Trump gave a graduation address at the University of Alabama, where he met with former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban. It was there Trump and Saban communicated about college sports legislation.