President Donald Trump said only Congress could offer a “permanent fix” to overhaul player salaries and transfers — as well as the impact of gambling — in college sports, encouraging lawmakers to approve a national set of rules to bring stability to a landscape that has seen dramatic changes in recent years.

President Trump on Friday afternoon will host a roundtable at the White House centered on college sports and reforms to the NCAA. Trump earlier this year signed an executive order seeking to ban “pay-for-play” deals with third parties and called on schools to dedicate scholarships and funds to women’s and Olympic sports.

Trump called out the lack of rules governing players' eligibility in college athletics and the explosion of NIL deals.

President Donald Trump has predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly

Critics of the NIL compensation system in college sports say it undercuts the finances of schools and their educational mandate.

During Friday’s White House roundtable, leaders from college athletics and outside the industry voiced ideas about how to potentially settle the landscape. President Donald Trump oversaw the event and offered a suggestion multiple times: a return to the pre-NIL era.

President Trump on Friday afternoon hosted a roundtable at the White House centered on college sports and reforms to the NCAA. Trump earlier this year signed an executive order seeking to ban “pay-for-play” deals with third parties and called on schools to dedicate scholarships and funds to women’s and Olympic sports.

President Donald Trump is set to host a college sports roundtable at the White House on Friday, March 6. Outkick first reported last week that the White House was planning to hold an event discussing the future of college sports,