The full article points out that the order conflicts with multiple existing laws so unclear how this will be implemented and they fully expect a number of lawsuits to challenge: The order would roll back transfer rules to the way they were before a federal judge shot down the NCAA’s one-time exception policy and launched perpetual free agency for college athletes. The order calls for athletes to be permitted to transfer just once as undergraduates and be immediately eligible to play for the new school. A second transfer would require the athlete to give up a year of eligibility without competing. Graduate students would get one additional free transfer once they have obtained a four-year degree. With the NCAA facing a wave of lawsuits challenging eligibility rules, the order would install a new rule giving athletes five years to compete in college, with no exceptions. Currently, most athletes have five years to complete four full seasons of competition. The NCAA also has a waiver process that allows schools to request additional years of eligibility for athletes whose college careers are interrupted by circumstances beyond their control, usually due to injuries. The NCAA has had more success in court defending its eligibility rules than defending its compensation rules, but all the legal challenges have created uncertainty and encouraged athletes to take their shots with judges if their waiver requests are denied by the NCAA. The order states, “professional athletes cannot return to college athletics.” Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is set to play this season for the Rebels after a Mississippi judge granted his request for a preliminary injunction, essentially overruling the NCAA’s decision to deny him a sixth year of eligibility. Meanwhile, judges in Tennessee and Virginia denied similar requests from quarterbacks Joey Aguilar and Chandler Morris. Trump’s order would also end NIL collectives, the donor-fueled organizations that rose to prominence after the NCAA lifted its ban on college athletes cashing in on sponsorship and endorsement deals. Collectives have already been marginalized and wound down in many places once schools were permitted to pay athletes up to $20.5 million directly in 2025-26 via a new revenue-sharing system, but schools are finding new ways to attempt to circumvent that cap through multimedia rights agreements and deals with apparel companies. The order steers clear of mandates related to how much schools can pay athletes.