Arizona Athletic Director, Desireé Reed-Francois on NCAA settlement
- A landmark settlement effective July 1 will allow NCAA schools to pay student-athletes directly starting in the 2025-26 school year.
- This settlement arose to address instability in college athletics and includes $2.8 billion in back damages to former Division I athletes.
- Universities opting in can pay up to $20.5 million in revenue sharing monthly, scholarships, and NIL payments with a focus on football and men's basketball.
- Arizona Athletic Director Reed-Francois called this a critical juncture requiring careful spending and ensuring Olympic and female sports have a level playing field.
- Veatch and Reed-Francois emphasized the need for congressional support and federal action to protect the collegiate model amid possible ongoing legal challenges.
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Mizzou Athletic Director Laird Veatch breaks down logistics of House v. NCAA settlement
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Athletic departments across the nation will soon be ushering in a new age of college sports, with the recent approval of the House v. NCAA settlement. On Thursday, Mizzou Athletic Director Laird Veatch took time to meet with the media and break down the logistics of revenue sharing, roster limits and the ever-shifting world of college athletics. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, universities will be allowed to pay their …

The road ahead after the NCAA settlement comes with risk, reward and warnings
ORLANDO — Two days after the approval of a groundbreaking $2.8 billion antitrust settlement, thousands of athletic directors and department personnel traveled to Orlando, Florida, for the annual National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics convention.
The road ahead comes with risk, reward
The annual National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics convention this week included a very hot topic: The $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement. On July 1, schools that opt in will embark on a new era of revenue sharing, changing…
Arizona Athletic Director, Desireé Reed-Francois on NCAA settlement
A landmark settlement, going into effect July 1st, will allow NCAA Schools to directly pay their student-athletes.One part of the settlement allows each university that opts in to pay up to an estimated $20.5 million to student-athletes.In a second part of the settlement, the NCAA will pay nearly $2.8 billion in back damages over the next 10 years to former Division I athletes.Arizona Athletic Director, Desire Reed-Francois, says this settlement…
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