President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) continue to sound the alarm about the direction of college sports if Tuberville's Student-Athlete Act is not passed.
Trump recently signed an executive order cracking down on the number of athlete transfers in the NCAA and limiting collegiate competitors' eligibility to five seasons.
In March, Tuberville, a former Auburn football coach, introduced legislation that would make the president's executive order permanent. The Student-Athlete Act would allow student-athletes to have five consecutive years to play in five consecutive seasons. It would also allow for a one-time transfer without penalty, with any subsequent transfers resulting in the player sitting out a season.
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During a Tuesday interview with CNBC, Trump described college sports as a "disaster."
"Look what happened with NIL, the courts destroyed college sports," Trump asserted. "They had such a great system, it was a scholarship system, and it took care of every sport, not only football. Now, it's all football, and it's bringing down colleges because they're losing money."
In a tweet, Tuberville agreed with the commander in chief and warned that "college sports are on the verge of collapse."
"President Trump is right: College sports are on the verge of collapse. We MUST pass the Student-Athlete Act to CODIFY five years of eligibility and REIN IN the transfer portal," he wrote.
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