President Trump delivers new executive order attempting to regulate college sports [View all]

Source: Yahoo Sports

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — On the eve of the tip-off to the Final Four, the president of the United States is making a splash.

President Donald Trump issued his latest executive order to regulate college sports on Friday.

The 10-page order comes a day before the NCAA’s crown jewel — the men’s basketball tournament — reaches its pinnacle event here in central Indiana.

The order grants the NCAA the ability and suggests the organization limit athlete transfer movement, cap player eligibility, implement funding requirements for women and Olympic sports, and prohibit NIL collectives. As an enforcement lever, the order relies on the reduction of a university’s federal funding — an incentive for schools and conferences to abide by the concepts.

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