WASHINGTON ? President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at reshaping college sports, escalating federal involvement in a system already under pressure from athlete-pay litigation, transfer disputes and the unraveling of long-standing NCAA rules.

In its report on the order, The Associated Press said the administration called for stricter and more consistent eligibility rules, tighter transfer standards and the possibility of federal pressure on schools that do not align with the new framework.

The order followed a White House summit earlier in the year, where AP reported that Trump and college sports leaders argued the financial structure of the current system was becoming unsustainable, especially for Olympic and other non-revenue sports.

That debate is unfolding alongside broader instability around athlete compensation. In a March report on the post-settlement landscape, ESPN said the richest football programs were already testing spending limits created to bring order to the revenue-sharing era.

The order does not settle those disputes, but it adds a new federal layer to a college sports system that is already being rewritten in courtrooms, conference offices and statehouses.