04-06-2025, 06:22 PM
The final settlement approval hearing in In re College Athlete NIL Litigation, 20-cv-03919, and Hubbard v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, 23-cv-01593, will take place on Monday, April 7 at 10:00AM PST. The hearing will be held in person with remote (Zoom) access.
NCAA President does not expect Judge Wilkens to issue Final Approval tomorrow, but does expect it to come. Tomorrow is a chance for objections to be made.
The public can watch the hearing here (first 1000)
https://cand.uscourts.gov/judges/wilken-claudia-cw/
Conferences share new and significant progress toward implementation of House settlement
https://www.ncaa.org/news/2025/3/12/medi...ement.aspx
Settlement Implementation Committee, made up of 10 athletics directors (two from each defendant conference)
Trev Alberts, Texas A&M.
Scott Barnes, Oregon State.
Mitch Barnhart, Kentucky.
J Batt, Georgia Tech.
Ross Bjork, Ohio State.
Pat Chun, Washington.
John Cunningham, Cincinnati.
Anne McCoy, Washington State.
Graham Neff, Clemson.
Desireé Reed-Francois, Arizona.
1.Drafting new rules and clarifying existing rules to facilitate consistent compliance with all aspects of the settlement.
2.Developing a digital platform for the reporting and measurement of payments made to student-athletes by their institutions to ensure compliance with the cap set forth in the proposed settlement.
3.Creating a system to ensure that third-party name, image and likeness deals entered into with student-athletes are legitimate deals that will use the student-athlete's NIL to advance a valid business purpose.
4.Forming a new entity to enforce these rules with an emphasis on efficient investigative procedures, timely decision-making, appropriate penalties, and ensuring accountability for bad actors.
NCAA President does not expect Judge Wilkens to issue Final Approval tomorrow, but does expect it to come. Tomorrow is a chance for objections to be made.
The public can watch the hearing here (first 1000)
https://cand.uscourts.gov/judges/wilken-claudia-cw/
Conferences share new and significant progress toward implementation of House settlement
https://www.ncaa.org/news/2025/3/12/medi...ement.aspx
Settlement Implementation Committee, made up of 10 athletics directors (two from each defendant conference)
Trev Alberts, Texas A&M.
Scott Barnes, Oregon State.
Mitch Barnhart, Kentucky.
J Batt, Georgia Tech.
Ross Bjork, Ohio State.
Pat Chun, Washington.
John Cunningham, Cincinnati.
Anne McCoy, Washington State.
Graham Neff, Clemson.
Desireé Reed-Francois, Arizona.
1.Drafting new rules and clarifying existing rules to facilitate consistent compliance with all aspects of the settlement.
2.Developing a digital platform for the reporting and measurement of payments made to student-athletes by their institutions to ensure compliance with the cap set forth in the proposed settlement.
3.Creating a system to ensure that third-party name, image and likeness deals entered into with student-athletes are legitimate deals that will use the student-athlete's NIL to advance a valid business purpose.
4.Forming a new entity to enforce these rules with an emphasis on efficient investigative procedures, timely decision-making, appropriate penalties, and ensuring accountability for bad actors.