Paying college athletes: How could it work and what stands in the way?

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A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA could pave the way for a compensation model for college athletes. But there is much left to figure out.

A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the

is a class-action federal lawsuit seeking damages for athletes who were denied the opportunity to earn money from use of their name, image or likeness going back to 2016. The plaintiffs, including former Arizona State swimmer Grant House, are also asking the court to rule that NIL compensation should include billions of dollars in media rights fees that go to the

paying nearly $3 billion in damages over 10 years, with help from insurance and withholding of distributions that would have gone to the four big conferences. Last year, board of governors to approve a settlement is not a given, not to mention the plaintiffs in the House case. Still, the possibility of having to pay $4 billion in damages — and the

 

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