Overview
- In a Truth Social post, the president pledged a four-hour, second‑Saturday‑in‑December window in which no other postseason college football would air.
- The White House has not released the order’s text, and analysts note uncertain authority to restrict programming across broadcast, cable, or streaming platforms.
- FCC chairman Brendan Carr reposted Trump’s message on X, and the athletic directors at Army and Navy publicly welcomed the effort.
- A protected window would likely benefit Paramount’s CBS, which holds Army–Navy rights through 2038, and could constrain ESPN and TNT under current College Football Playoff deals.
- Conference commissioners are meeting in Miami ahead of a Jan. 23 deadline on playoff expansion proposals, some of which place early‑December games that could overlap the rivalry.