President Donald Trump hosted a college sports roundtable on Friday to discuss the existential issues facing the game today with things like NIL, the transfer portal, eligibility issues, and everything in between.

The event featured names like Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Greg Sankey, and numerous others to focus on finding a direction forward that allows athletes to profit on their name while also preserving what makes college sports great.

Trump talked about Congress needing to approve a set of guidelines that can be agreed to, including common sense rules that are actually enforceable — something which obviously has not been the case for years now.

“Federal legislation must allow college athletic programs to set common sense rules — simple common sense rules — without endless litigation, and establish a fair name, image and likeness standard that eliminates the patchwork of conflicting state laws,” Trump said Friday. “If Congress does not take action fast, it could destroy college sports and destroy the colleges that play these sports.”

Trump discussed the fact that he is not trying to ban athletes from profiting, but rather end the pay-for-play recruiting system which has marked this current era of college football and basketball.

“Our goal is not to go back to the days where student athletes were never allowed to receive any compensation, although not the worst idea, but I think a lot of people would overrule me on that,” Trump said. “But we must pass reforms that protect the cherished American tradition of college athletics, for future generations…I have a really nice, simple idea, but we’ll go through this process. I think we’ll get it through Congress. We have a good chance, I think it’ll be very bipartisan.”

Trump teased an executive order to release sometime this week, which if it happens, would be the second time he has used executive power on this issue. Time will tell if it actually gets solved. However, for the first time in a long time, it does seem like legitimate steps are being taken.