Trump announces plan to control college football schedule to protect Army-Navy game

President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order that would prohibit college football games from being broadcast during the same time slot as the annual Army-Navy game. This move is aimed at preserving what Trump describes as one of America's "greatest traditions." The Army-Navy game, featuring the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, has been a longstanding tradition for over a century.

Trump's executive order would require television networks to reserve the second Saturday in December for a four-hour broadcast of the game, benefiting CBS, which holds the broadcast rights until 2038. The order responds to concerns that the expansion of the College Football Playoffs could lead to the Army-Navy game being rescheduled.

The enforceability of the executive order remains uncertain, as the Federal Communications Commission regulates broadcast television, not cable or streaming services. Media law experts have suggested that the order may violate the First Amendment. Some lawmakers have also called for the College Football