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Schools on Hook for $303M NCAA Volunteer Coaches Settlement
The NCAA on Thursday announced it finalized a payment structure for a $303 million settlement that resolves a class action brought on behalf of individuals who worked as “volunteer” coaches for schools’ Division I teams, except baseball, sometime between March 17, 2019, and June 30, 2023—the date when the NCAA lifted a bylaw that capped the number of coaches.
Bloomberg Law: SCORE Act Delay Deemed a Small Victory for Title IX Advocates
“There’s no mood for consolidating more money in Power Two conferences at the expense of all the other conferences and small to mid-size schools because that’s just going to accelerate the trend of cutting Olympic or women’s sports,” said Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), a former Division I volleyball player who sits on the committee of jurisdiction.
FTC seeks info from 20 universities with Division I sports into whether agents are following law
The Federal Trade Commission is asking 20 universities with Division I sports programs whether agents working with their athletes are following a federal law tied to sports-agent conduct.
Sonoma State terminates athletics department
Sonoma State University remains dead set on discontinuing its athletics department despite backlash from students and the community. Sonoma State interim president Emily Cutrer sent a campuswide email Jan. 22 to students, faculty and coaches affiliated with the university, according to CBS News. The email notified recipients of a discontinuation of 22 academic programs, six departments and the university’s athletics department.
Opening a New Playbook- How the House Settlement and NLRB Are Reshaping Labor Rights in College Sports
The landscape of college athletics is entering uncharted territory. On June 6, 2025, final approval of the $2.8 billion House v. NCAA settlement resolved three major antitrust lawsuits and authorized direct revenue sharing between Division 1 schools and their athletes. This development represents a major departure from the NCAA’s longstanding model of amateurism and carries significant implications for the legal status of student-athletes.
DOJ Antitrust Chief’s Exit Could Impact NCAA, College Sports
Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, chief of the DOJ’s antitrust division, announced on Thursday she is stepping down—a move that could increase the odds of a settlement between the government and Live Nation and invite new thinking on antitrust enforcement and athletes’ rights in college sports at a pivotal time.
