As the college sports world eagerly awaits a final approval for the historic House v. NCAA settlement, the focus has centered on how this new revenue-sharing world will be policed.
The key, according to those directly involved in shaping this new era of college athletics, is a collective buy-in on following the rules and not looking to break a system before given time to stabilize. The penalties for disobeying could be severe.
In a yet-to-be-finalized and evolving discussion around potential penalties, universities could face anywhere from fines to suspension to even conference expulsion if they do not follow the rules of the new enforcement system, including agreeing not to sue the new entity, according to those directly involved in that conversation.
Yahoo Sports first reported on expulsion as a possible enforcement penalty to schools that don’t obey the rules.
“We’re trying to structure in a way that there is significant incentive to follow the rules and significant disincentive if you don’t,” says one source directly involved in the process.
Confusion, frustration mount
The language was included in the newest draft of a membership agreement for the newly formed College Sports Commission, which will be tasked to police and enforce NIL and revenue-sharing rules tied to the House settlement terms. Several drafts of the membership agreement have been authored in recent months, but the latest document included stiffer language. Many athletic directors within the power conferences were not surprised by the harsh penalties, though some were unaware of its existence.
“While we have heard as ADs that the penalties would be steep, this is the first I had seen the expulsion and no-lawsuit pledge,” an ACC athletics director told CBS…
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Author : John Talty
Publish date : 2025-05-21 20:37:00
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