The NCAA and athlete plaintiffs submitted revisions Wednesday to a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement proposal, offering to exempt some Division I athletes from roster limits to help satisfy conditions by a federal judge.
“Any athlete who would have lost their roster spot (or a promised roster spot) for the 2025-2026 academic year due to the immediate implementation of roster limits will be exempt from any roster limits at any Division I institution, for the duration of their college athletics careers” under the revised settlement, court documents say.
The restrictions wouldn’t apply, for example, to a college sophomore this year who ...