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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Apr. 30, 2025

NCAA nears $50M settlement with 'volunteer' baseball coaches

NCAA's $49.25 million settlement with unpaid assistant baseball coaches for antitrust violations nears approval by a federal judge in Sacramento.

NCAA nears $50M settlement with 'volunteer' baseball coaches
Garrett R. Broshuis. Photo courtesy of Korein Tillery LLC.

A nearly $50 million settlement between the NCAA and unpaid assistant baseball coaches is likely to be approved by a federal judge in Sacramento.

The proposed agreement would resolve a two-year case that centers on allegations the NCAA's now-repealed "volunteer coach" rule for Division I baseball teams violated antitrust laws by fixing compensation for a category of hired coaches at zero.

On Monday, Senior U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb took the matter...

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