Legendary coaches praise Trump's new college sports EO as president vows to protect women's, Olympic sports

This includes implementing revenue-sharing in a manner that protects and expands opportunities in women's and Olympic sports.In response, legendary college football coach Nick Saban said the directives allow universities to preserve opportunities for all sports, including women's and Olympic sports, not just football and basketball.Saban, who coached Alabama from 2007 to 2023, told Fox News that he wanted to thank the president for helping manage and fund all sports.RELATED: 'We want to be inclusive': After Christian player posts Bible verses, Patriots coach says team needs to be 'educated' Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images Similarly, Arkansas men's basketball coach John Calipari came out in defense of the president against any criticisms surrounding the limitation on student-athlete revenue.I've spent my entire life focusing on the success and well being of student athletes, Calipari wrote on X Saturday. Their success in both sports and academics is paramount. I have no problem with Athletes making money and I have had that stance for many years. But what we have been dealing with the last few years is harmful not only to their total success but also the longevity of College Sports as we know it.Calipari added: Yesterday, President Trump took bold action to preserve and protect Collegiate Athletics. I urge Congress to pass bipartisan legislation and SAVE COLLEGE SPORTS!Trump's executive order made specific mention of an alleged fraudulent name, image, likeness (NIL) scheme where student-athletes were being paid above actual fair market value to play for certain programs. The idea behind the regulation is to prevent pay-for-play or player eligibility in which large schools would essentially pay student-athletes large sums of money through collectives or sponsorships to entice them to their program.Otherwise, the order states, fair competition cannot occur.RELATED: Female ex-referee accuses NFL of sexism, sues after she was allegedly made to perform 'an utterly humiliating' act Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Trump's executive order defines the fair market value compensation cap around how much a student-athlete can be paid by a third party that is not affiliated with a school's athletic department.Henceforth, the student-athlete would have to be paid at rates commensurate with that of non-student-athletes of similar notoriety or fame.Trump has called on Congress to pass the SCORE Act, which, aside from the above, would prevent schools from restricting students from entering NIL agreements and require schools that generate more than 20 million annually to provide medical benefits to student-athletes, while maintaining at least 16 varsity sports teams.Trump's executive order is currently set to take effect August 1.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!