WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools they play for in an attempt to create clearer national standards in the NCAA’s name, image and likeness era.

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday preventing "pay-to-play" third-party compensation of college athletes.

While Texas Tech seems to be benefiting in the NIL era, programs like Maryland are hoping revenue share leads to a level playing field.

A House subcommittee advanced legislation that seeks to address recent seismic changes in how college athletes are compensated.

Despite Trump‘s involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein controversy, the president apparently still has time to put "boundaries" on college sports’ name, image, and likeness legislation

NIL has transformed college sports in profound ways. One of the biggest impacts has been on recruiting. Universities’ now highlight NIL opportunities as a selling point for prospective athletes.

The landscape of college football has changed drastically over the past two years. With an overflowing amount of name, image and likeness payments floating around, some coaches are struggling to maint