Trump signs executive order to expand NCAA's control over college sports

President Trump plans to sign an executive order that would expand the NCAA's regulatory authority over college sports nationwide. The order would leverage federal funding as enforcement, threatening to withhold money from colleges and universities that fail to comply with NCAA rules. This represents a significant shift in how college athletics are governed, potentially reversing years of decentralization that has allowed individual schools and conferences greater autonomy. The move could affect everything from athlete compensation policies to recruiting standards across Division I, II, and III programs. The order targets what the administration views as regulatory fragmentation in college sports, where schools have increasingly operated under differing rules following recent legal challenges to NCAA power.