White House committee releases early draft for college sports reform

May 8, 2026

By Brandon Marcello, CBS Sports: The White House committee tasked with reforming college athletics is circulating a draft of ideas for discussion that suggests capping coaches’ salaries, creating a Group of Six playoff and shielding the NCAA from antitrust litigation in what would be the most ambitious federal government intervention into college sports ever.

The preliminary recommendations, reviewed Friday by CBS Sports, were circulated this week within President Donald Trump’s College Sports Reform Committee. The committee marked the draft for “discussion purposes only” and wrote that it is actively seeking input from industry participants and athletes before moving toward formal policy.

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Salary caps, a Group of Six playoff, antitrust shield: The White House's early ideas for college sports reform

A draft document obtained by CBS Sports details the most concrete federal reform plan yet for college athletics, including salary caps for coaches and the creation of a new entity empowered to act without litigation risk

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