# 2025-14392: White House Steps In to Save Amateur College Sports from Collapse

2025-14392, Saving College Sports, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-07-29, effective 2025-07-24; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-14392
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-14392
- Title: Saving College Sports
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 35821
- Published: 2025-07-29
- Effective: 2025-07-24
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

White House Steps In to Save Amateur College Sports from Collapse

## Summary

College sports help over 500,000 student-athletes get scholarships and life skills while boosting local communities. But new rules letting players get paid and switch schools easily are shaking things up and could hurt many sports programs. This order steps in to protect college sports, keeping the fun and opportunities alive starting now, with billions in scholarships still on the line.

## Effects PRIA read

- Big Schools Must Expand Non‑Revenue Scholarships: benefit, high. For the 2025-2026 athletic season and future seasons, college athletic departments that had more than $125,000,000 in revenue in 2024-2025 should provide more scholarship opportunities in non-revenue sports than they did in 2024-2025 and must provide the maximum roster spots allowed under applicabl…
- Education Department Must Make Implementation Plan: benefit, medium. Within 30 days of July 24, 2025, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Attorney General, HHS, and the FTC Chairman, must develop a plan to advance the order's policies (including preserving and expanding women's and non-revenue sports). The plan may use regulatory, enforcement, litig…
- Ban on Third‑Party Pay‑for‑Play Payments: cost, high. The executive branch policy states that third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes are improper and should not be permitted by universities. This policy does not apply to payments that represent fair market value for services like brand endorsements.
- Labor Agencies to Clarify Athlete Status: benefit, medium. The Secretary of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board are directed to determine and implement measures to clarify the status of collegiate athletes, using guidance, rules, or other actions, with the stated goal of maximizing the educational benefits and opportunities provided through athlet…
- AG and FTC to Defend College Sports Legally: benefit, medium. The Attorney General and the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission are directed to work to stabilize and preserve college athletics through litigation, guidelines, policies, or other actions. Within 60 days of July 24, 2025, they must review and, as necessary, revise litigation positions and develo…

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## Sources
- [2025-14392 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/29/2025-14392/saving-college-sports)
- [2025-14392 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-29/pdf/2025-14392.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-14392 (as of 2026-11-04).