Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 2:26 PM EDT, March 20, 2026


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December.

Trump directed the commerce secretary and the FCC chairman to coordinate with the playoff committee, the NCAA and media rights partners to ensure an exclusive broadcasting window for the storied rivalry traditionally played the second Saturday each December.

Trump’s order makes reference to potential expansion of the CFP, which likely would lead to an earlier start for the playoff. In the first two years of the 12-team format, the first-round games were the weekend after Army-Navy. This year, Army-Navy is scheduled for Dec. 12 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the home of the NFL’s New York Giants and Jets. The CFP first-round games are set for Dec. 18-19.

If the playoff were to expand to 24 teams, a model that has been discussed, at least one more week of games would be required. Starting the postseason earlier in December would be a consideration. A smaller expansion to 16 games wouldn’t necessarily change the number of weeks required for the playoff.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-army-navy-game-cfp-05a8a6888b21f1f6bac3feee8f34cef6

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Let's see if the cowardly broadcast media relent to being told what to broadcast and when.

[Walleye]

1. Wow, he is really going out of his way to try and suck up to his "maga base". They must be dwindling.

They have to have something to be angry about or they don’t have any identity at all

[AverageOldGuy]

16. I very much doubt . . .

. . . that the typical MAGAt could tell us why there is an Army-Navy game.

[Harker]

2. See? He loves our service members!

I doubt he has any greater understanding of football than an average second grader.

[cloudbase]

18. As we saw, he can't even flip a coin.

[Harker]

21. I'm sure he's palmed a few.

[ruet]

3. The CFP...

should tell them to "f off".

[Roy Rolling]

29. Perhaps a Counter-offer?

Offer respects on the one year the game is celebrated as the Trump Memorial Army-Navy Tribute Excursion.

[Submariner]

4. You need to be dead by December

stop teasing us.

[newdeal2]

23. How they hell has he survived this long

It’s a damn shame when good people die and this asshole still lives after eating hamburgers his whole life.

[belpejic]

5. This is what he's doing with his time?

Glad he apparently has a lot of time on his hands to pay attention to worthy causes like college sportsball games.

[Vinca]

6. Has he dictated how many squares we can use when we go to the bathroom?

[lastlib]

10. He should make it unlimited.....

...so we can have HIS portrait on MORE of them.

[underpants]

7. *sigh* They already do except for maybe FBS DII&III playoff games

and if those are in the same day, they are scheduled around the Army Navy game.

[C_U_L8R]

8. Apparently he has nothing better to do.

Nothing.

[twodogsbarking]

9. He has already chosen the winner despite calling them all losers. IroniKKK.

[Wiz Imp]

11. It is irrelevant because there is not now nor has there ever been a scheduling conflict

But beyond that, he has no power to stop the NCAA/CFP from scheduling games whenever the hell they want. This EO isn't even worth the paper and ink used to print it. It is totally worthless.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. IIRC

He originally wanted ALL of the broadcasters to run it. Haven't looked at this illegal E.O. to see if that demand is in there.

[jmowreader]

13. Response from the CFP

IRVING, TEXAS (Spurious News Network) -- The SNN Newsroom has just received a communique from the headquarters of the College Football Playoff.

"The members of the College Football Playoff Board are confused by President Trump's executive order directing our organization to not schedule games in conflict with the Army-Navy Game.

We have never scheduled a game in conflict with this game.
We will never schedule a game in conflict of this game.
And President Trump's executive order authority does not extend to private individuals like the College Football Playoff.

We have, therefore, decided to do two things.

First, we will not schedule games in conflict with the Army-Navy Game.
And second, we have contracted with our broadcast partners to run, at all times during any game that is part of the College Football Playoff, a scroll across the bottom of the screen informing our viewers that President Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files 38,000 times. If that number grows, we shall alter the scroll to reflect the current number."

[Brother Buzz]

19. LOL, Spurious News Network

You had me going until the end.

Good job!

[msongs]

14. one suspects he has no say over cable, internet etc only over the air FCC controlled TV

[AverageOldGuy]

15. I served . . .

. . . 28 years, Army, 1967-1995, Vietnam 1969-70. Never been to an Army-Navy game, never watched on TV. It was something that all the Academy grads got cranked up about but us from the small liberal arts colleges and universities had better things to do.

[Ford_Prefect]

17. He has ZERO legal authority to direct them to do this. How F**king Tyrannical is that??????

[maspaha]

20. Little snowflake b!+(hes!

I’m really fed up with the “fu(K your feelings” crowd.

Sorry, now I’m being “too emotional”

[turbinetree]

22. Will the media tell him we /they have a First Amendment thingy................

[rpannier]

24. So this is what he does with his time

I mean, we won the war with Iran - which is why he's sending three warships to the area and wants our allies to send their navies.
It's what you do when the war is over -- send in the Marines
I'm sorry, not the War with Iran -- the Epstein Files distraction

[Scrivener7]

25. Michael Scott declaring bankruptcy. Again.

[johnnyfins]

26. He is showing his fundamental misunderstanding

Of Presidential Executive Orders. He actually thinks it allows him to order anyone to do anything he wants.

[Deminpenn]

27. Army-Navy is already the only college game on TV at the day and time it's scheduled

The college football season is already too long. Teams don't need two bye weeks or "preseason" type games against overmatched opponents.

[617Blue]

32. I know - this was never a conflict.

[wolfie001]

28. Bone Spurs Bowl

Obviously

[ms liberty]

30. Such a little tyrant, banging his fists on the table and shouting orders at everyone

Squeal, piggy.

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

31. He intends to use that dedicated time slot for propaganda.

[mdbl]

33. He just does the dumbest shit

[flashman13]

34. Fuck Trump and his asinine executive disorders.