Trump College Sports Order Backed by Power 4 Conferences as They Urge SCORE Act Passage
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President Trump signed an executive order on April 3, 2026 directing the Education Department, FTC and Justice Department to probe whether violations of college‑sports rules could make universities ineligible for federal grants and contracts, while pushing policies to tighten NIL oversight, set a five‑year participation window and limit transfers to one move plus one after earning a degree. Commissioners of the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Big 12 publicly thanked the president, endorsed federal involvement and urged swift passage of the bipartisan SCORE Act as the preferred national framework to protect women’s and Olympic sports, a move framed against recent legislative setbacks and expected legal challenges.