Overview

• Judge Claudia Wilken withheld final approval of the $2.8 billion NCAA settlement due to concerns over immediate roster cap implementation displacing athletes.
• The settlement, which includes revenue sharing and replaces scholarship caps with fixed roster limits, risks harming current athletes if caps are enforced prematurely.
• Wilken ordered parties to work with a court-appointed mediator to modify the agreement within 14 days or face a return to litigation.
• Athletes and objectors have raised concerns about roster caps forcing team cuts and driving players into the transfer portal, prompting judicial scrutiny.
• The NCAA and member schools began implementing roster limits prematurely, a move criticized by the court as creating unnecessary disruptions.