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NCAA Approves Rule Change to Allow Direct Payment to Athletes Pending House Settlement

Ends many of the longstanding amateurism rules the NCAA had held on to so closely

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Steve Ulrich
April 22, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

APRIL 22, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH
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1. NCAA Approves Rule Change to Allow Direct Payment to Athletes Pending House Settlement

by Bryan Fischer, Sports Illustrated

“The NCAA Division I Board of Directors took a large, but necessary, step forward on Monday to codify the forthcoming House v. NCAA settlement into the organization’s sprawling rule book as college athletics continues to move toward a fairly significant overhaul.

Among nine key legislative proposals approved, 153 rules and bylaws will be eliminated in anticipation of new direct compensation from schools to athletes that the decade-long House settlement calls for. This will end many of the longstanding amateurism rules the NCAA had held on to so closely over the years.”

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