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President Donald Trump signed the “Preserving America’s Game” executive order Friday that promises to make the annual Army-Navy game a standalone event during the college football season.
Trump signed the order during the Midshipmen’s visit to the White House on Friday to celebrate winning the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, which is awarded to the Army, Navy or Air Force if one team goes 2-0 against other opponents during the season.
However, Stephen A. Smith did not like this decision.
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U.S. President Donald Trump displays an executive order he signed titled “Preserving America’s Game” to preserve the broadcast time slot for the Army-Navy football game during a ceremony presenting the Commander in Chief’s Trophy to the Midshipmen football team in the East Room of the White House March 20, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
“It’s stuff like that from the President of the United States that annoys me. And he sticks his nose in places I don’t think the President of the United States should stick his nose,” Smith said on his Friday afternoon SiriusXM show on Mad Dog Sports Radio, via Awful Announcing.
“Who the hell does he think he is? Every time I try to be fair and impartial to this president, he spouts bullshit like this. It really annoys me. It really annoys me. Who the hell does he think he is? If the Army-Navy game is on NBC, should FOX and CBS be excluded from having their own content on their networks? Because the president issued an executive order saying he doesn’t want anything to compete with Army-Navy, he wants the sports world focuses on Army-Navy Well, what if they don’t want that?
“Who the hell does he think he is?! This kind of bullshit is what’s got our country in trouble right now. It’s right there. Because you’re over your damn limits. Don’t you have enough things to focus on? Now you’re trying to tell us what damn football games we should watch?! Who the hell does he think he is?!”
President Donald Trump looks on before the U.S. Army-Navy college football game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, December 13, 2025. (Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
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With the current College Football Playoff schedule, the Army-Navy game currently falls between the conference championship weekend and the first weekend of the 12-team playoff. However, potential expansion could lead to earlier games. The Army-Navy game is scheduled to air on CBS through 2038.
Navy defeated Army in a thrilling 17-16 victory to capture the Commander in Chief’s Trophy in December during a historic season that saw the program finish 11-2, marking the team’s first consecutive 10-win season in program history.
“The annual Army-Navy game is truly one of the most special occasions in all of sports, but in recent years, the expansion of the College Football Playoff has encroached on this sacred four-hour slot traditionally reserved for Army-Navy,” the president said during his speech Friday. “I will sign an executive order to ensure that the second Saturday in December is preserved exclusively. No one plays football – not Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, not LSU vs. Alabama – no one plays football for four hours during this very special time of year in December. It is preserved forever for the Army-Navy game.”
Earlier this month, Trump hosted a roundtable discussion to try to combat the effects of NIL in college sports.
Trump joked that the consequences of signing the executive order could result in legal action.
“Of course, we’ll probably get sued at some point. We’ll get sued, but we’ll win those lawsuits, and we’ll win this one.”
President Donald Trump walks onto the field with Lt. Gen. Steven Gilland, superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, left, and Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte, superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, right, unseen, before the start of the 126th Army-Navy NCAA college football game at M&T Bank Stadium, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Baltimore. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
Trump first signaled his intention to sign the executive order in a Truth Social article in January, saying at the time: “This incredible tradition is now at risk of being sidelined by more college playoff games and Big TV Money.” MORE MORE!
