Nick Saban, Other Athletic Leaders Laud Trump’s College Sports Executive Order

Trump signed the order, Urgent National Action to Save College Sport, on Friday. The order directs that students are eligible to play within a maximum five-year window, “with limited exceptions for military service, missionary service, and other periods of absence from participation that are in the public interest.”

It also allows for a student-athlete to transfer once during “the five-year period with immediate playing eligibility, and one additional such time if the student-athlete obtains a four-year degree.”

In a statement obtained by Breitbart News, legendary former Alabama and Louisiana State University football head coach Nick Saban commended Trump’s order.

“President Trump’s executive order today is a critical step towards restoring stability in college sports. I thank the President for his leadership on this important issue, as ensuring the long term health of college athletics should be in the interest of all Americans,” Saban said.

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