House settlement finalized

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https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ege-athletics/

The NCAA's 119-year amateurism model died Friday with a judge's pen as the landmark House v. NCAA antitrust settlement received final approval, opening the door for millions of dollars to be shared between schools and players for the first time.

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken gave final approval of the landmark settlement after five years of litigation, ending with nearly one year of discussions and tweaks after the NCAA and power conferences initially voted to settle the suit in 2024. The $2.8 billion, 10-year settlement will pay past players for missed name, image and likeness opportunities and allow colleges to pay current players directly starting July 1.

The new roster limits were expected to lead to the cutting of nearly 5,000 athletes from teams across the NCAA's 43 sponsored sports. Some sports will increase roster limits compared to previous years, but many will be trimmed despite offering unlimited scholarships within those new thresholds.

Not unexpected, and there wasn't a last minute reprieve. College sports just got a lot more expensive. Direct payments are technically optional at the moment, but the Johnson case is almost certainly going to make all D1 athletes school employees. D1 requires a minimum of 14 sports, 16 if FBS. There are a lot of schools that'll struggle to fund that. St Francis recently dropped athletics entirely, not even just dropping to D3. The Patriot League commissioner has publicly stated they'd cease operations before paying players. Guess we'll see if that's true.

[NI4NI]

Well there's obviously zero justification for our tax dollars continuing to subsidize secondary education.

[bisonaudit]

Well there's obviously zero justification for our tax dollars continuing to subsidize secondary education.

What does any of this have to do with high school?

[NI4NI]

What does any of this have to do with high school?

Good catch, my bad. Sorry I lost you so easily. Meant post HS education.

[THEsocalledfan]

Well there's obviously zero justification for our tax dollars continuing to subsidize secondary education.

Well, that's a bit extreme; kind of throwing the baby out with the bath water. Where I would agree, is you are going to have a heck of a time justifying state money and student activity fees being diverted to athletics. Someone will have to expalain to me how you justify this if you opt into the settlement.

[Professor Chaos]

Well, that's a bit extreme; kind of throwing the baby out with the bath water. Where I would agree, is you are going to have a heck of a time justifying state money and student activity fees being diverted to athletics. Someone will have to expalain to me how you justify this if you opt into the settlement.

You'd think that would be a problem but so many schools don't seem to have any issues having 80-90% or more of their athletic revenue coming from school funds and student fees I'd guess they won't care now that some of that money is going to players. It sure would rub me the wrong way that my student fees are partially going directly into the pockets of other students but I'd imagine it'll be a pride thing and schools will deal with it and force it on the students whether they like it or not.

[NDSU92]

Well, that's a bit extreme; kind of throwing the baby out with the bath water. Where I would agree, is you are going to have a heck of a time justifying state money and student activity fees being diverted to athletics. Someone will have to expalain to me how you justify this if you opt into the settlement.

I mean whether they’re being “diverted” directly or not it’s still public funds being used to pay athletic entertainers.

Whether a dollar goes to athletics or a dollar goes to academics and then another dollar is moved from academics to athletics there is no tangible difference.

[bisonaudit]

Well, that's a bit extreme; kind of throwing the baby out with the bath water. Where I would agree, is you are going to have a heck of a time justifying state money and student activity fees being diverted to athletics. Someone will have to expalain to me how you justify this if you opt into the settlement.

Well in the case of NDSU the student fees are really not doing anything more than buying the seats that they get for “free”. So there is that. And the institutional support rate for the athletic department at NDSU is tiny to begin with.

[NDGooch]

So now that college athletes are going to be "paid" at some schools, does that mean that their athletic scholarships and full cost of attendance money can be used for regular students who aren't getting "paid"? Since four years of college education, books, meal plan, "free" travel, food on the road, free clothes, access to free training facilities, access to free sports medicine isn't enough, I think other students would like to just have the education paid for.

[Gully]

So now that college athletes are going to be "paid" at some schools, does that mean that their athletic scholarships and full cost of attendance money can be used for regular students who aren't getting "paid"? Since four years of college education, books, meal plan, "free" travel, food on the road, free clothes, access to free training facilities, access to free sports medicine isn't enough, I think other students would like to just have the education paid for.

No, I do not think it means that.