It’s becoming increasingly likely that college athletes will soon receive a direct cut of the revenue from their schools.
According to multiple reports in recent weeks, the NCAA has discussed a settlement with the plaintiffs in House v. NCAA, an antitrust case that seeks to eliminate the NCAA’s restrictions on athlete compensation, that would include a commitment from conferences and schools to share revenue with athletes.
Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported this week that the new model would allow teams to share revenue up to a cap equivalent to 22% of the average of power conference revenue streams, a figure that would start between $17-22 million annually per school.