EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Power 4 conference commissioners are expected to join dozens of sports celebrities and dignitaries on March 6 at the White House in a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump about the future of college athletics, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.President Trump will chair the group and Florida governor Ron DeSantis and Randy Levine, the president of the New York Yankees, are listed as vice chairs, according to a source who provided a list of 35 people who received invitations. The list also includes: Tiger Woods; former Alabama coach Nick Saban, former Texas coach Mack Brown and former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer; former secretary of state and College Football Playoff selection committee member Condi Rice; Jonathan Kraft of the New England Patriots; NBA commissioner Adam Silver; Fox Sports President Eric Shanks; ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro; several sitting athletic directors including Notre Dame's Pete Bevacqua, former players like Tim Tebow and Charlie Ward, and university presidents and chancellors.No active head coaches were included in the group.It's unknown if everyone invited will attend the event, which is called the "College Sports Roundtable." Multiple sources planning on attending expressed skepticism about how much can be done on a Friday afternoon with so many people involved from different backgrounds."It's people who could be involved in helping shape the future of college athletics and some of the solutions and strategies to structuring the athletic world going forward," said one source who plans on attending. "It's so preliminary, it's hard to say anything with any sort of specificity because there hasn't been anything provided to us in writing of that sort yet."Also expected to attend is Texas Tech billionaire businessman Cody Campbell, who has been working on a "Saving College Sports" campaign and involved in discussions about a possible roundtable for more than a year.Leaders throughout college athletics have also been meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill for years to rally support for legislation to help regulate NIL. In spite of the president's outspoken support and multiple politicians taking stances on issues like athlete employment, the NCAA has been unable to get a bill to the floor for a vote.Yahoo Sports was first to report the meeting.
