Overview

• The NCAA will distribute nearly $2.8 billion to over 14,000 athletes over the next decade.
• The settlement resolves major antitrust lawsuits that threatened $20 billion in damages.
• Athletes will now receive direct compensation from schools, changing the traditional amateur model.
• Power conferences must collaborate with smaller schools to fund the settlement, maintaining NCAA unity.
• Private equity firms are eyeing opportunities to invest in university athletic departments.