North Carolina A&T football coach Shawn Gibbs voiced measured support for a proposed NCAA reform tied to a recent executive order by President Donald Trump that would affect athlete eligibility and the transfer portal.Gibbs said he favors maintaining athlete mobility but believes tighter controls could help stabilize college rosters and promote long-term development.“I kind of like the executive order, as far as kids still having the freedom to transfer, but just one time,” Gibbs said Thursday on the Aggie Pridecast with Brian Holloway in response to a question about the executive order. “After that, you’d have to sit out a year, which I think would kind of cut back on things.”“I kind of like the executive order, as far as kids still having the freedom to transfer, but just one time,” Gibbs said Thursday on the Aggie Pridecast with Brian Holloway in response to a question about the executive order. “After that, you’d have to sit out a year, which I think would kind of cut back on things.”The proposal comes amid ongoing debate around the transfer portal and its impact on roster continuity across college athletics. Programs at every level, including HBCUs, have seen increased player movement in recent years.President Trump signed an executive order earlier this month under his “Save College Sports” initiative that would limit how long college athletes can compete and restrict how often they can transfer schools.The order mandates the NCAA to create rules that say college athletes can play for “no more than a five-year period” and allows them to transfer schools only once before they graduate without having to sit out a season.Athletes currently can enter the transfer portal without restriction.
