President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at protecting "student-athletes and collegiate athletic scholarships and opportunities" while prohibiting "third-party, pay-for-play payments" to those athletes.

President Trump has signed an executive order directing federal authorities to clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of their schools

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to prohibit third-party, pay-for-play payments to college athletes, the White House announced. The legislation also directs the Secretary of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board to clarify the status of student-athletes "in order to preserve non-revenue sports."