Latest on NCAA settlement that would allow revenue sharing for college athletes
USA TODAY Sports’ Steve Berkowitz discusses the latest on judge’s refusal to approve NCAA settlement that would allow revenue sharing for college athletes
Sports Pulse
In the wake of a federal judge granting final approval June 6 to the settlement of three athlete-compensation antitrust cases against the NCAA and the Power Five conferences, the commissioners of those conferences on Monday, June 9 spoke forcefully about their schools’ commitment to the agreement’s potentially complex terms.
They also continued their campaign for the settlement to be followed by Congressional action that preempts the array of state laws that have been passed regarding athletes’ ability to make money from use of their name, image and likeness.
During a video news conference that involved all five of the commissioners, the Southeastern Conference’s Greg Sankey spoke the most forcefully about the need for all college sports constituents to be willing to adhere to rules and enforcement decisions that will be made a newly announced College Sports Commission. Formally unveiled just hours after the final-approval ruling was released, the Commission will be responsible for the implementing, overseeing and enforcing schools’ compliance with the settlement’s terms.
Sankey pledged that cooperation will occur because school CEO’s, athletics directors and coaches have grown weary of what has become a largely marketplace of athletes being able to transfer schools multiple times without penalty and seek the best financial terms from school-affiliated collectives or, in deals that were contingent on the settlement’s final approval, the schools themselves.
“I’ve asked at every level … our university presidents and chancellors, our athletics directors, our head…
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Publish date : 2025-06-09 17:09:00
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