Overview

• The agreement earmarks $2.7 billion in back payments to former athletes as part of the overall $2.8 billion settlement resolving the House v. NCAA suit.
• Annual revenue sharing lets each school distribute up to $20.5 million to current athletes, with the cap rising at least 4 percent annually.
• The new College Sports Commission will enforce NIL deals over $600 and monitor compliance through a Deloitte-run clearinghouse.
• Traditional athletic scholarships are replaced by an equivalency model with roster limits across all sports starting in the 2025–26 academic year.
• Title IX compliance concerns and unresolved questions over classifying athletes as employees could trigger further legal challenges despite NCAA efforts for federal antitrust protection.