Ice Miller partner Jarrod Loadholt was quoted in Front Office Sports newsletter article, "‘Political Gold’: Trump Putting His Stamp on College Sports."

The article included:

The further Trump gets into his term, the more he is leaving his fingerprints on college sports policy. He hasn’t shied away from associating himself with the professional leagues, either—but he has already taken multiple executive actions directly impacting the NCAA level. “President Trump has shown more interest in college sports than any other president in recent memory. Perhaps ever,” says Jarrod Loadholt, partner at D.C. lobbying firm Ice Miller.

Since taking office in January, Trump has used executive orders to weigh in on the NIL (name, image, and likeness) landscape and the athlete-employee status debate, as well as ban transgender athletes from women’s sports and require schools to protect the Olympic pipeline.

Some issues come directly from Trump’s campaign priorities, such as restricting transgender athletes’ eligibility. But others, including athlete compensation issues, haven’t received any airtime until now.

Loadholt describes college sports issues as “political gold,” because they give Trump the opportunity to build close relationships with popular sports figures, such as Nick Saban, and take on popular issues, including college football fans’ concern with the role of NIL in recruiting.

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