Any policies that come from an executive order can be challenged in court and reversed by the next administration, which means college sports continues to operate under a blanket of uncertainty when it comes to defining the relationship between schools and athletes. That’s exactly what college sports leaders are trying to stop.

The order aims to ban "pay-for-play" NIL deals, mandates scholarships for women's and Olympic sports and threatens to withhold funds from schools who don't comply. But its legality is in question.

A longtime college football announcer is praising President Trump in the wake of his executive order. President Trump, 79, signed an executive order related to college sports on Thursday. The President of the United States believes that he is "saving" college sports.