“We appreciate President Trump’s commitment to protecting the future of college athletics,” the Big Ten, Big 12, ACC, SEC and Pac-12 said in a joint statement.

President Trump has taken aim at college sports with a new executive order signed Thursday that seeks to empower federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education, which disburses funds to...

According to the order, a national solution is “urgently” needed to keep college sports from “deteriorating beyond repair” and to protect non-revenue sports, including many women’s sports.