President Trump “intends to sign an executive order in the coming days establishing national standards” for NIL, which has “reaped millions of dollars in revenue for top college athletes,” according to sources. Trump is engaging on the issue that has “quickly reshaped and, in many ways, roiled college athletics” after a House subcommittee yesterday advanced a bill along party lines that would “establish national standards for sponsorships” (CBSNEWS.com, 7/15). No details were offered about what might be in the executive order that Trump intends to sign. Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell said he has not “heard anything” but that it “wouldn’t be surprising.” Campbell has “spoken at length with Trump and the administration about the future of college sports.” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, who along with many in college sports has been advocating for federal intervention, said, “The President is going to do what he wants to do” (USA TODAY, 7/16).
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