The roundtable came after Trump spent hours with top officials behind closed doors, likely discussing Iran and other major issues. Ron DeSantis and others took turns expressing their love for college football and their fears for its future. No current college athletes participated. Told that the measure almost certainly wouldn’t pass Congress, Trump said he’d draft an executive order himself on college sports. It wasn’t clear how that would differ from one Trump signed in July mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools.

Source: Huffington Post March 07, 2026 03:15 UTC