Trump May Change College Recruiting Rules Next Week — What Families Need to Know

Trump Executive Order on College Sports? What It Could Mean for NIL, Transfers & Recruiting

Keith Mondillo, a longtime college basketball coach and athletics director, explains reports that Donald Trump’s staff is considering an executive order on college sports that could come as early as next week and affect NIL collectives, transfer rules, athlete employment status, and Olympic sports. He recaps the White House roundtable with NCAA president Charlie Baker, major conference commissioners, athletic leaders, coaches, and media executives, focused on stabilizing a system disrupted by NIL, transfer portal roster churn, and lawsuits limiting NCAA enforcement. Mondillo outlines what an executive order can and cannot do, and connects the discussion to the proposed SCORE Act, which would create national NIL standards, provide NCAA antitrust protection, and clarify athletes are not employees. He emphasizes how rule changes reshape recruiting, scholarships, and NIL opportunities across all divisions.