Overview

• The revised settlement maintains roster limit rules set to take effect on July 1, despite Judge Claudia Wilken's suggestion to 'grandfather' current athletes to avoid disruptions.
• A $2.8 billion damages pool will provide payments to current and former Division I athletes and allow schools to begin compensating athletes for name, image, and likeness (NIL) use.
• The updated filing extends the deadline for athletes to submit claims for payments to May 16, addressing concerns about administrative challenges in the claims process.
• Future Division I athletes will retain the right to object to the settlement, with a clarified 60-day objection window after receiving notice of its terms.
• Objections to the roster limits remain a key issue, as the changes may displace thousands of walk-ons and recruits, but defendants argue that altering the limits now would cause widespread disruption.