U.S District Judge Claudia Wilken threatened to deny the long-awaited final approval of three pending antitrust cases against the NCAA if the organization and the Power Five conferences don’t agree to phase-in controversial roster limits that were a part of a wide-ranging 10-year settlement that is set to significantly alter how major college athletics operate in the future.
In an order issued Wednesday afternoon, the veteran judge acknowledged that the court continued to lean toward approving the landmark $2.8 billion settlement in the House vs. NCAA and associated cases, but would only do so if the parties in the lawsuit agreed to modify the final agreement to grandfather in current athletes impacted by the roster limits who otherwise would see their places on teams potentially cut as school comply with the terms of the settlement.
