The White House has put plans for a college sports commission on pause, according to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger. There’s no clear timeline for how long the plans will be halted, but the roadblock appears to be a product of Senate negotiations over ongoing college sports legislation. President Donald Trump initially constructed plans for the commission with the intent to gather information on college athletics’ most pressing issues and solve the types of problems stakeholders — including coaches and conference commissioners — have been vocalizing for years.
Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell and former Alabama coach Nick Saban were set to hold prominent roles on the commission, but the latter pumped the brakes after he emerged as a potential co-chair.
“I know there’s been a lot of stuff out there about some commission or whatever. I don’t think we need a commission,” Saban said. “I’ve said that before. I think we need — we know what the issues are, we just have to have people who are willing to move those and solve those and create some solutions for some of those issues. I’m all for being a consultant to anybody who would think that my experience would be beneficial to helping create some of those solutions.”
Saban is among the countless current and former coaches to speak up with concerns over name, image, and likeness (NIL), the transfer portal and the future of Olympic sports. He spoke with Trump earlier this month ahead of the University of Alabama commencement, at which both addressed the graduating class, discussing with the President the need for NIL reform.
Senator Tommy Tuberville, a former college football coach who made stops at Auburn and Ole Miss, among others, was also heavily involved in building the commission.
SEC…
Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/white-house-halts-donald-trumps-plan-for-college-sports-commission-amid-ongoing-legislation-talks-per-report/
Author : Carter Bahns
Publish date : 2025-05-22 20:05:00
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
