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President Trump Scheduled To Host College Sports Roundtable
President Trump intends to host a roundtable discussion with sports celebrities, dignitaries, Power 4 conference commissioners, and political figures about the future of college athletics.
The roundtable is scheduled to take place on March 6th at the White House.
“Invitees include Nick Saban, billionaires like David Blitzer, the NBA commissioner & stars like Tiger Woods,” Yahoo Sports writer Ross Dellenger wrote.
Seeking solutions for college sports, Donald Trump is convening a presidential roundtable at the White House next week, sources tell @YahooSports.
Invitees include Nick Saban, billionaires like David Blitzer, the NBA commissioner & stars like Tiger Woodshttps://t.co/6UcL8cd5KI
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) February 26, 2026
Yahoo Sports has more:
The invitee list is a who’s who — key political figures, prominent college sports stakeholders, television executives, former national title-winning football coaches, a sitting state governor, the NBA commissioner and, even, pro golfers such as Tiger Woods.
Those with knowledge of the meeting spoke to Yahoo Sports under condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the matter. Many of those involved only recently received invitations to join, and it is unclear if all of those invited — as many as 40 — will attend.
Some are skeptical that the meeting will transpire as scheduled. White House meetings are always subject to delay or cancellation due to unexpected events warranting the president’s attention.
Amid the years-long congressional discourse over college sports legislation, the group — dubbed the Saving College Sports Roundtable — is expected to hold discussions over solutions to a once-amateur industry rapidly evolving into a more professionalized outfit.
The invitees include many of those within the industry itself, such as the four power conference commissioners (Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and ACC); American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti; current athletic directors from Wake Forest, Iowa State and Indiana; former Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione; Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua and ex-Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick; former coaches Mack Brown, Nick Saban and Urban Meyer; Texas Tech board member Cody Campbell; Heisman winners Tim Tebow and Charlie Ward; university presidents/chancellors Doug Girod (Kansas), Jeff Gold (Nebraska) and Donde Plowman (Tennessee); and former Clemson and West Virginia president Jim Clements.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and New York Yankees president Randy Levine are listed as vice chairs for the group.
“It’s people who could be involved in helping shape the future of college athletics and some of the solutions and strategies to structuring the athletic world going forward,” one source who plans to attend said, according to ESPN.
“It’s so preliminary, it’s hard to say anything with any sort of specificity because there hasn’t been anything provided to us in writing of that sort yet,” the source added.
NEW: President Donald Trump is hosting a roundtable on issues facing college sports, @RossDellenger reports.
Invitees include Nick Saban, Tiger Woods, Tim Tebow, Cody Campbell and more.https://t.co/mcUJ8l1n51 pic.twitter.com/bDN1KIFsN5
— On3 (@On3) February 26, 2026
ESPN shared further:
Also expected to attend is billionaire businessman Cody Campbell, chairman of Texas Tech’s board of regents and a former college football player, who has been working on a “Saving College Sports” campaign and involved in discussions about a possible roundtable for more than a year.
Leaders throughout college athletics have also been meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill for years to rally support for legislation to help regulate NIL. Despite Trump’s outspoken support and multiple politicians taking stances on issues such as athlete employment, the NCAA has been unable to get a bill to the floor for a vote.