The NCAA has a problem. And that's what we're trying to solve.
Via ESPN.com, college sports leaders “deep discussion” to resolve a major NIL antitrust lawsuit. The lawsuit, which attacks any restrictions on athletes' ability to make money for their name, image and likeness, is scheduled to go to trial in January 2025.
A recent gathering of key players at the College Football Playoff meeting reportedly began an effort to discuss a way out of the multibillion-dollar limbo that college sports find themselves in.
There are two important parts to a class action lawsuit. Efforts are underway to recover financial compensation for past violations, and a court order is also being sought to prevent the NCAA and its member schools from enforcing the restrictions in the future. Future aspects of this lawsuit may utilize some kind of revenue sharing for players.
Something needs to happen. The NCAA is still in checkmate. The only thing to decide is when and how the NCAA will make things right for what has happened in the past and what should happen in the future.
It's not easy. Ultimately, Super League may be the only way to resolve all issues satisfactorily.
Either way, this is the reputation the NCAA has received for decades. Schools, hiding under a convenient four-letter umbrella, exploit their players and get more out of them than they deserve. Even if the solution was messy, ugly, clunky, or expensive (and it will be), it made billions in exchange for its real cost, like unmarked jewelry. It's not the fault of those who have fallen victim to the system. Giving players a college education regardless of whether they receive one.
