The House v. NCAA settlement has transformed the college sports landscape, raising new questions around athlete employment status; name, image, and likeness (NIL) compliance; and Title IX obligations. As legal challenges and regulatory proposals multiply, institutions, investors, and sponsors must navigate a rapidly evolving environment.
This Insight explores the emerging risks and policy shifts shaping the future of college athletics in the wake of this groundbreaking settlement.
Since the announcement of the House settlement, stakeholders across the college sports landscape have been confronted with a range of unresolved legal and structural questions, particularly concerning the short- and long-term implications of the agreement. Chief among these is whether student-athletes can now officially be considered employees, and if so, can they unionize?
Although student-athlete organizing efforts have gained momentum in recent years, whether they have the legal right to unionize remains unresolved, with added uncertainty stemming from US President Donald Trump’s Saving College Sports executive order. The order, released on July 24, 2025, outlines a broad regulatory agenda for college sports, including a directive for the US Secretary of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to clarify the employee status of collegiate athletes through “guidance, rules, or other appropriate actions.”
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