# Pablo Torre says NCAA has no transgender athletes, conveniently leaves out the reason why

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pablo-torre-says-ncaa-has-no-transgender-athletes-conveniently-leaves-out-the-reason-why/
- Published: 2026-11-10T11:54:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T12:28:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/pablo-torre-says-ncaa-no-transgender-athletes-conveniently-leaves-out-reason-why
- Topics: World

## Key points

- NCAA rules changed in February 2025 to limit women’s competition by birth sex.
- The article cites several athletes who competed under earlier rules.
- It argues current participation figures need the policy context.

## Summary

Pablo Torre said the NCAA told his programme it could identify effectively no transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, and Rachel Maddow argued the issue has little bearing on most Americans. The article says those current figures need context: the NCAA changed its eligibility rules after a 2025 executive order, so the figures do not show whether the earlier controversy was real or how significant it was.

President Donald Trump signed an order on 5 February 2025 directing federal agencies to enforce sex-based protections in sport under Title IX; the NCAA announced the next day that women’s competition was limited to athletes assigned female at birth. Before the change, the article cites Lia Thomas’s 2022 NCAA swimming title, CeCe Telfer’s 2019 NCAA Division II hurdles title, Sadie Schreiner’s 2024 conference titles and Blaire Fleming’s participation in San Jose State volleyball. It is an opinion piece arguing that current participation numbers should not be treated as evidence about the past; Torre did not respond to the publication’s request for comment.

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