“President Donald J. Trump Saves College Sports.” If only it was that simple. The 176th executive order President Trump signed in the past seven months was announced Thursday with an audaciously headlined statement from the White House. We don’t know how this will play out long term. But these are the key facts surrounding the executive order and the questions that need to be answered. The NCAA has been under attack on numerous legal fronts for more than a decade, particularly when it comes to paying athletes. Its policy for decades was strict amateurism — any compensation…Read More
