About the House Settlement

Revenue Sharing

• Cap: Each year, schools can share with student-athletes up to 22% of the average revenue among schools in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC from media rights, ticket sales and sponsorships – known as the revenue sharing cap.
• Annual Increase: With a few potential exceptions, the cap will increase by 4% each year for the first three years, with a full recalculation planned in Year 4; the amount of revenue share will be calculated and published in the spring of each year.
• 2025-26 Estimated Cap: Each school can distribute up to approximately $20.5 million to student-athletes for the 2025-26 academic year, pending final amount confirmation.
• For more information on revenue sharing, click here.

NIL Rights & Opportunities

• Revenue Share: Schools can enter into revenue share agreements directly with student-athletes; these agreements are subject to the annual cap.
• Third-Party NIL: NCAA Division I student-athletes, whether their institutions have opted in to revenue sharing or not, must report any third-party NIL deals with a total value of $600 or more (including contracts or payments with the potential to meet or exceed $600 via payment structures including but not limited to royalties, contingencies and bonuses) in aggregate.
• NIL Go: The College Sports Commission will utilize NIL Go, an online portal built with assistance from Deloitte, to determine whether third-party NIL deals are made with the purpose of using a student-athlete’s NIL to advance a valid business purpose and do not exceed a reasonable range of compensation.
• For more information about student-athlete NIL deals, click here.

Additional Benefits

• Maintains Existing Student-Athlete Benefits: Support for student-athletes, including athletic scholarships, access to world-class training facilities, academic counseling, medical care, post-eligibility medical coverage, mental health resources, nutrition guidance and life skills development.
• Removal of Scholarship Limits: Removal of previous NCAA scholarship limits allows schools to offer more full and partial athletic scholarships to more student-athletes across sports.

Damages

• Eligible current and former student-athletes will be paid approximately $2.78 billion in past damages over the next 10 years.
• The House class counsel, through the settlement administrator, will distribute those damages to current and former athletes over the next 10 years.
• Student-athletes seeking more information on past damages should visit https://www.collegeathletecompensation.com/.