The final arguments over the contentious issue of roster limits have been filed in the $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement and it is once again up to a federal judge to determine the next move.
In the eyes of one attorney, the choice is simple. Either U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken signs off on the latest proposal or it's on to a trial that would throw the college athletics into chaos for the foreseeable future.
“She made it very clear,” said attorney Jeffrey Kessler, who represented thousands of players in the case against the NCAA and the nation's biggest conferences.