President Donald Trump has directed members of his Cabinet to develop a plan in the next 30 days aimed at preserving college sports opportunities and preventing college athletes from becoming professionals.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to prohibit third-party, pay-for-play payments to college athletes, the White House announced. The legislation also directs the Secretary of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board to clarify the status of student-athletes "in order to preserve non-revenue sports."

President Donald Trump officially inserted himself into the college sports conversation on Thursday by issuing his first major executive order related to college sports. Titled "Saving College Sports," the order promises sweeping and binding changes to help tame the wild college athletics landscape.