The push for college sports reform at the White House is moving fast. President Donald Trump has formed five committees on college sports — covering legislation, rules, NCAA reform, media and player issues — with meetings expected to begin next week, people familiar with the decision tell CBS Sports. The President’s Oversight Committee will collect the groups’ recommendations and make final calls.
The news comes on the heels of President Trump’s unprecedented “Saving College Sports” roundtable earlier this month in Washington D.C., where dozens of college sports leaders, media executives, pro sports executives and politicians met for two hours at the White House.
The meeting, which stretched far beyond its scheduled one-hour window, spotlighted the growing urgency among stakeholders to address systemic issues facing college athletics, from NIL regulations to the financial sustainability of programs across all sports.
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At the roundtable, participants painted a picture of a college sports system in crisis. Coaches and athletic administrators highlighted the difficulties of balancing competitive success with student-athlete development, academics and personal growth.
Former Alabama coach Nick Saban warned that the current system makes it increasingly…
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