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After President Donald Trumpsigned an executive order aiming to fix college sports, NCAA president Charlie Baker released a statement. Trump signed it Friday, exactly four weeks after a roundtable at the White House.
As On3’s Pete Nakos reported, the executive order – which is to take effect Aug. 1 – takes aim at transfer movement and player eligibility, as well as Olympic sports. It states athletes will be given one “free” transfer as an undergraduate and again as a graduate. However, the order is likely to face legal scrutiny, which Trump said he expected when he announced his plans to sign it.
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In a statement, Baker called the executive order more progress toward the protections the NCAA is seeking for athletes. He said the next step is for Congress to take up legislation regarding college athletics, which was also part of Trump’s order.
“The NCAA has modernized college sports to deliver more benefits for student-athletes, and the Executive Order reinforces many of our mandatory protections – including guaranteed health care coverage, mental health services, and scholarship protections,” the statement read.
“This action is a significant step forward, and we appreciate the Administration’s interest and attention to these issues. Stabilizing college athletics for student-athletes still requires a permanent, bipartisan federal legislative solution, so we look forward to continuing to work alongside the Administration and Congress to enact targeted legislation with the support of student-athlete leaders from all three divisions.”
This story will be updated.
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