Judge Claudia Wilken this week announced she would grant attorneys in the $2.8 billion House v. NCAA settlement an extension, moving the former June 6 deadline to June 27. This extension comes after Judge Wilken previously pushed an early April 2025 deadline.
According to CBS Sports, if the new deadline sticks, revenue-sharing payments to athletes would begin on July 1, 2025.
Judge Claudia Wilken this week announced she would grant attorneys in the $2.8 billion House v. NCAA settlement an extension, moving the former June 6 deadline to June 27. This extension comes after Judge Wilken previously pushed an early April 2025 deadline.
According to CBS Sports, if the new deadline sticks, revenue-sharing payments to athletes would begin on July 1, 2025.
In the past several months, both sides have compromised on the roster limits that were attached to the original settlement, as requested by Judge Wilken. In the original agreement, roster limits would take effect immediately. However, now universities will be allowed to reinstate student-athletes cut from rosters in 2024-25, and those student-athletes will be “grandfathered in” at the discretion of the university and will not count against the roster limits.
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"In other words, there are no guarantees that designated student-athletes will get or maintain roster spots," the NCAA and power conference's counsel wrote in a supplemental brief Wednesday. "But that does not adversely affect any injunctive relief class member."
"I learned a long time ago, we don't control the court system," SEC commissioner Greg Sankey told CBS Sports. "So, is there a hope? Is there a thought? Do people say it would be decided at this point? Yes. We have a responsibility for implementation. So does it pivot what we say this week? Yep. Does it mean we're going to keep preparing? We're going to keep preparing and we're going to wait to see the judge's final decision on the proposed settlement."Â
CBS Sports reported that Wilken, who has a reputation for being a meticulous judge, has left many collegiate sports leaders feeling frazzled. Multiple conference officials have attempted to report on the dates they believe they will have answers, and so far, all have been incorrect.
When June 27 arrives, if Wilken is not satisfied with the compromise the two sides have come to, then the case may go to trial. The NCAA has much more at stake if the case were to go to trial, as the organization could face more than $20 billion in damages.
