Who's Playing Where? A Cheat Sheet on College Sports Realignment

UMaine opts in to landmark NCAA settlement that allows direct payments to athletes

The state's only Division I program had initially planned to opt out of a ruling that would allow schools to directly pay student-athletes.

Who's playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment

The upcoming year for college sports has at least a modest sense of stability: The $2.8 billion House settlement has been approved, clearing the way for schools to share millions in revenue with their athletes, and major conferences are in…

How social media is changing the game for athletes

A landmark multibillion-dollar legal settlement is set to transform the landscape of college sports in the United States. A court recently approved the House v. NCAA settlement, requiring the NCAA (the National Collegiate Athletic Association) to pay nearly US$2.8 billion in damages over the next 10 years to athletes who competed from 2016 through to the present day. The settlement opens the door for college athletes to earn a share of revenue m…

College Athletics Enters Uncharted Territory July 1 - Data Intelligence

After years of court battles, a federal judge ushered in a new era for college athletics earlier this month when she approved a settlement in the House v. NCAA antitrust lawsuit, effectively ending the century-old model of student athletes as amateurs. Now students will be able to earn money for their athletic performance at colleges that opt in to the practice known as revenue-sharing, in which institutions share with players the money made off…

Title IX Challenge Delays $2.8B College Athlete NIL Settlement - Varnum LLP

The recent settlement of In re College Athlete NIL Litigation (the Settlement) has been challenged on Title IX grounds. The Settlement mandated back payments of $2.8 billion to former Division I athletes who played college sports before Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compensation was allowed in 2021. Why Are the NIL Settlement Payments Delayed? A group of female athletes filed a Title IX challenge, arguing that the distribution of the $2.8 bill…