In a major development for college sports, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Thursday called “SAVING COLLEGE SPORTS,” sparking debate and raising awareness about issues related to name, image, and likeness (NIL), athlete pay, and the NCAA’s role.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at protecting "student-athletes and collegiate athletic scholarships and opportunities" while prohibiting "third-party, pay-for-play payments" to those athletes.

On July 24, President Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to create national NIL standards pertaining to NCAA sports.

The NCAA and Autonomy 5 conferences issued a statement in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order on college sports. Trump signed the order Thursday after previous reports said he planned to do so.

CBS News reported Wednesday that President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order establishing national standards for name, image and likeness initiatives. What that order would entail, and what Trump's vision for college athletics looks like,