Overview

• Trump is reportedly planning to sign an executive order establishing uniform national rules for college athletes’ name, image and likeness deals.
• Key figures in college sports, including Cody Campbell and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, say they have not been briefed on the order’s content or timing.
• The order is expected to supersede a patchwork of state NIL laws, potentially creating a single federal regime for athlete compensation.
• A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee has advanced the SCORE Act, a bill that would codify federal NIL standards through legislation.
• The House v. NCAA settlement took effect on July 1, enabling schools to share up to $20.5 million of revenue annually with their student-athletes.