President Donald Trump has put together five committees to recommend reforms in college sports, CBS Sports reported Thursday.
Earlier this month, he brought together a who’s who of leaders from college and pro sports, the media and politics for the “Saving College Sports” meeting at the White House. Participants in the meeting said it is becoming more difficult to balance student-athlete development, their personal growth and academics with the demands and pressures of today’s Name, Image, Likeness environment.
Sustainability of some programs also is a concern.
CBS Sports said the committees are expected to begin meeting as soon as next week, with their recommendations sent to the President’s Oversight Committee.
The five committees are Legislative, Rules, NCAA Reform, Media and Player Issues, per CBS Sports.
Some participants have been asked to serve on more than one committee. Those expected to take part include major-conference commissioners, athletic directors, pro team presidents and a league commissioner, current and former government officials, former college and pro athletes, and representatives from private equity firms.
Among the variety of people asked to take part are golfers Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau, former players Tim Tebow and Charlie Ward, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, New England Patriots president Jonathan Kraft, NBA commissioner Adam Silver, ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro, and former head coaches Nick Saban, Urban Meyer and Mack Brown, according to the report.
The President’s Oversight Committee is made up of Cody Campbell, chairman of the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis; New York Yankees president Randy Levine; and Douglas Girod (Kansas), Jeffrey Gold (Nebraska), James Clements (formerly of Clemson), Jere Morehead (Georgia), Donde Plowman (Tennessee), Taylor Randall (Utah) and Lee Roberts (North Carolina), all campus presidents and chancellors.
