U.S. President Donald Trump sent shockwaves after he signed the NIL executive order on Thursday. The legislation titled, “Donald Trump saves college sports,” focuses on putting a hard stop on pay-by-play payments made by third-party fundraisers and NIL boosters.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/name-image-likeness as Nick Saban makes his stance crystal clear on Donald Trump’s NIL executive order. President Donald Trump's executive order will benefit college athletes in the Name, Image and Likeness space, according to former Alabama head coach Nick Saban.

The advent of NIL deals significantly diminished the influence that college football recruiters have had over the past few years. But a new executive order from President Trump will aim to curtail that,