Preserving America’s Game

The Army-Navy Game is seen as a key morale and national interest event. Expanding college football games risk overshadowing this longstanding tradition important to the U.S. Military Service Academies.

What the order does ​

• Directs the Secretary of Commerce and FCC Chairman to coordinate with college football organizations and broadcasters to set aside an exclusive broadcast window for the Army-Navy Game.
• Instructs the FCC Chairman to review if public interest rules for broadcasters require the Army-Navy Game to remain a national service event.

Who it affects ​

• Broadcast networks airing college football games.
• College Football Playoff and NCAA officials.
• Military Service Academies.

Context ​

Prompted by concerns that postseason college football expansion could crowd out the Army-Navy Game from its traditional December date.