NCAA Settlement Approved: College Athletes to Receive Direct Pay in Historic Shift

College athletics has officially stepped into a new era. On Friday night, just after 9 p.m. ET, a federal judge in California approved a groundbreaking legal settlement — commonly known as the “House settlement” — that will reshape how student-athletes are compensated. The decision allows NCAA member schools to begin directly sharing revenue with athletes,…

NCAA Settlement Approved College Athletes to Receive Direct Pay in Historic Shift