
NCAA’s House settlement approval ushers in new era: schools can now directly pay athletes, redefining college sports compensation model.
At 9 p.m. ET on a quiet Friday night, a California courtroom echoed with history. The ruling was swift, but its reverberations will be felt for decades. A federal judge approved the NCAA’s House settlement, ushering in a future that college athletics has long resisted — one where schools can directly pay their athletes.