MAY 6, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH

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1. Attorney in House vs. NCAA Settlement Criticizes Nick Saban, President Trump: ‘Unmerited and Unhelpful’

by Stewart Mandel, The Athletic

“An attorney representing current and former college athletes in the proposed $2.8. billion House vs. NCAA settlement said a potential executive order from President Donald Trump on the issue of NIL in college sports would be “unmerited and unhelpful” and criticized former Alabama coach Nick Saban’s “eleventh-hour self importance,” due to his reported involvement in the discussions.

The Wall Street Journal reported late last week that Trump met with Saban while the president was in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to give the commencement speech at Alabama’s graduation ceremonies. The seven-time national championship coach warned that the compensation of athletes was creating an uneven playing field. The paper said that afterward, Trump instructed aides to begin studying what could be included in an executive order.

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