WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools they play for in an attempt to create clearer national standards in the NCAA’s name, image and likeness era.

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday preventing "pay-to-play" third-party compensation of college athletes.

With the revenue-sharing agreement comes a crackdown on NIL (name, image and likeness) deals. Prior to revenue sharing, the NIL was the Wild West, and essentially boiled down to pay for play. The new system attempts to make NIL what it was originally intended to be — sponsorship opportunities for athletes at a true market value.

The landscape of college football has changed drastically over the past two years. With an overflowing amount of name, image and likeness payments floating around, some coaches are struggling to maint

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian broke down the changing tide of recruiting while addressing Texas high school coaches in San Antonio this week.

Florida’s DJ Lagway stars in a national T-Mobile campaign with NFL legends Patrick Mahomes and Rob Gronkowski. Watch the powerful ad and learn what it means for NIL.

While Texas Tech seems to be benefiting in the NIL era, programs like Maryland are hoping revenue share leads to a level playing field.