The House v. NCAA settlement, which ends three federal lawsuits claiming the NCAA was illegally limiting the earning power of college athletes, has been finalized. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken approved the settlement on June 6. Athletic departments can now directly pay athletes, and a firm is now overseeing NIL deals. Despite the approval, two major issues remain and could require further litigation: Title IX implications and employment status.
“I think we’re kind of right where we thought we would be,” Keith Carter, vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics at the University of Mississippi, said in an interview with The Daily Mississippian.