Alabama AD Greg Byrne 'applauds' Donald Trump for college sports executive order – The Tuscaloosa News

Greg Byrne is pleased with the executive order on collegiate athletics issued by President Donald Trump July 24.
The Alabama athletics director issued a statement Thursday night applauding Trump for his stance on creating a national standard for Name, Image and Likeness in the NCAA in what the White House coined “saving college athletics.”
“The University of Alabama applauds this executive order from President Trump to help ensure a long-term, sustainable model of intercollegiate athletics,” Byrne posted on social media. “We are proud of our broad-based athletics programs and strongly support future regulatory and congressional action that will preserve these opportunities for student-athletes.”
According to the executive order fact sheet, the White House stated it would seek to preserve and support “expansion of opportunities for scholarships and collegiate athletic competition in women’s and non-revenue sports.” 
The order also states “the policy of the executive branch that third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes are improper and should not be permitted by universities. This policy does not apply to compensation provided to an athlete for the fair market value that the athlete provides to a third party, such as for a brand endorsement.”
In June, the House vs. NCAA settlement paved the way for collegiate programs to share revenue with its athletes. Byrne said the share of revenue at Alabama will be distributed based on “revenue generation.”
“I think that’s a solid approach,” Byrne told the Crimson Tide Sports Network. “We think it’s one that makes sense for our program. As you’ve heard me say many times, football, it’s the engine that pulls the train. And at the same time, our two sports that turn a profit are football and men’s basketball. They will have the highest percentage of rev share.”
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him atcgay@gannett.com or follow him@_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

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