Trump Signs Executive Order Limiting the Years of Eligibility, Number of Transfers

President Trump has signed an executive order (EO) intended to reform and structure college sports, primarily by limiting the number of years a player is eligible and the number of transfers.

“The order states college athletes can play a maximum of five seasons during a five-year window and allows them to transfer schools only once before they graduate without having to sit out a season,” ESPN reports. “A school that plays an athlete who doesn’t meet these new limits could risk losing its federal funding.”

Serious legal obstacles could prevent the order’s implementation. Trump hinted at as much during his roundtable with former college coaches and administrators last month.

Chiefly, the question is whether any parts of the order would be enforceable. Multiple legal experts have opined that judges would find the president’s order unconstitutional and/or unenforceable if it were challenged in court, as it most certainly will be.