Green Light For A New Era: Final Approval Of House v. NCAA Settlement Ushers In Historic Change For College Athletics—and A Complex Compliance Roadmap For Schools - Mondaq
On June 6, 2025, Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California granted final approval of the landmark House v. NCAA settlement, clearing the way for NCAA Division I schools...
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On June 6, 2025, Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California granted final approval of the landmark House v. NCAA settlement, clearing the way for NCAA Division I schools to directly compensate student-athletes for the first time in history. While the headlines trumpet a $2.576 billion payout and the fall of amateurism's last vestiges, what lies beneath for colleges and universities is a regulatory transformation as sweeping as it is uncertain.
The Basics: What the Settlement Does
At its core, the settlement achieves three things:
- Monetary Relief: The NCAA and the Power Five conferences will pay $2.576 billion over ten years to former and current Division I athletes across a wide range of sports, compensating them for past restrictions which prohibited college athletes from receiving compensation for use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) and related antitrust claims.
- Future Compensation Structure: Starting in the 2025–26 academic year, Division I schools that opt into the settlement can share a capped amount of athletic revenue —initially estimated at $20 million per institution—directly with athletes.
- Rule Reforms: The settlement ushers in a new era of NCAA...
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