The House vs. NCAA settlement is finally approved, and college football’s operating structure is forever transformed.
Schools will pay athletes directly with most Power Four football programs expected to distribute at least $14-16 million annually. There are new roster caps. There’s now a clearinghouse responsible for determining fair market value with NIL deals.
The changes are designed with the intent to bring stability and circumvent future lawsuits. So, no more chaos, right?
Right …?
RIGHT!?
The bad news
If you believe that I have some oceanfront property in Arizona that you can get for a great deal. College athletics may be entering a new era, but the same issues that have caused anarchy in college football over the last half decade are foundational elements of the sport’s governing structure.
The NCAA still lacks an anti-trust exemption.
The NCAA nor its member schools collectively bargain with their athletes.
Lacking one or both of those elements means any changes that come with House are stopgap measures — flimsy walls constructed to stem a tide of change that continues to erode the old structure of the sport.
“All these rules are … very arbitrary and are not bargained with the players,” said Darren Heitner, a sports attorney with a large presence in the NIL space. “Until the NCAA decides to treat the players as employees or a unit to bargain with, they’re going to be stuck with challenges on their anti-trust law.”
I’ll see you in court
Remember, those lawsuits — from states and athletes alike — are the mechanisms that pushed the NCAA further and further away from its amateurism North Star.
The NCAA didn’t allow athletes to make money off their name, image and likeness. So, California passed a law that…
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Author : Chris Hummer
Publish date : 2025-06-07 02:44:00
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