On Friday, March 6, President Donald Trump hosted a college sports roundtable to discuss name, image and likeness (NIL) issues, athlete compensation and the future of college athletics.

Alongside Trump sat sports and political leaders. NCAA President Charlie Baker, former Alabama head coach Nick Saban and former NFL and collegiate coach Urban Meyer were some of the prominent sports names in attendance. Many members of Trump’s cabinet were in attendance along with Florida governor Ron DeSantis and Representative Lori Trahan of Massachusetts. There were not any current college athletes included in the roundtable.

Trump discussed writing an executive order in which he hopes would help congress take action. He noted the executive order would move the issues back to the courts that reshaped college sports.

Members at the roundtable agreed that there is a problem to fix with NIL payments. The SCORE Act was a major talking point. The SCORE Act would provide the framework for the compensation of student athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness. Under the SCORE Act, student athletes would not be considered employees of their institution, conference or interstate intercollegiate athletic association. The bill would authorize interstate intercollegiate athletic associations to set rules pertaining to recruitment, athletic eligibility, transfers and the disclosure of NIL agreements.

The SCORE Act was introduced in July 2025 and has not had enough votes to move to the senate. During the roundtable, House Speaker Mike Johnson implied there were enough votes to pass it now.

 Many in attendance showed a sense of urgency to come to a solution on NIL. Although the roundtable did not find a solution in one sitting, it was the start of discussions.