About

About

The College Sports Commission

The College Sports Commission oversees the system that allows schools to share revenue directly with student-athletes and ensures that NIL deals made with student-athletes are fair and comply with the rules following the House vs. NCAA settlement.

The House vs. NCAA Settlement, finalized on June 6, 2025, resolved three federal class action lawsuits against the NCAA and the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12, and SEC over student-athlete compensation.

More on the House Settlement

Roster Limits

  • All participating schools now have the option to offer full or partial scholarships to every student-athlete on a team’s roster, so long as the total number of student-athletes on a given roster does not exceed the sport-specific roster limit.

Revenue Sharing

  • Schools participating in the settlement can distribute revenue directly to student-athletes – up to $20.5 million for the 2025-26 academic year.
  • Division I schools outside of the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC can opt in/out of revenue sharing annually; 319 schools opted-in for the 2025-2026 academic year.

NIL Deal Review

  • All Division I student-athletes must report third-party NIL deals worth $600 or more in aggregate via an online portal called NIL Go.
  • Deals are evaluated to determine whether they were made with the purpose of using a student athlete’s NIL for a valid business purpose and do not exceed a reasonable range of compensation.
  • The CSC reviews submissions to NIL Go and determines if deals are cleared, not cleared, or returned for revision.