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Entertainment & Sports,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Jun. 10, 2025

NCAA's $2.8B NIL settlement paves way for athlete payments

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken approved a deal that enabled direct NIL payments to over 675,000 college athletes for their name, image, and likeness rights. It allows schools to pay athletes up to $20.5 million annually starting this fall.

Objecting attorneys had mixed feelings on Monday about the final approval of a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement between the NCAA and more than 675,000 current and former college athletes who can now be paid for use of their name, image and likeness rights.

Some objectors said they are pleased that current college athletes will be grandfathered into the settlement for their entire academic career. However, others left open the possibility of appealing because the deal means that t...

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