At least 18 objections have been filed against the $2.8 billion settlement of antitrust allegations against the NCAA and the nation's biggest conferences — concerns ranging from roster limits and Title IX to what some call an unfair salary cap — but attorneys say they don't see any threats to pushing the industry-changing lawsuit through this year. The deadline arrived Friday to submit objections to the so-called House settlement , which calls for former athletes to receive millions in back pay and also gives schools the option to distribute up to $20.
5 million a year in payments to athletes for use of their name, image and likeness (NIL). U.S.
District Judge Claudia Wilken will have to review the objections before the April 7 hearing she set to consider final approval of the settlement. The schools want to clear the way for the deal to take effect starting with the next academic year. “We don’t think there’s anything in the objections that hasn’t been known about the settlement, wasn’t raised by others at the preliminary approval process,” said the NCAA’s lead counsel on the lawsuit, Rakesh Kilaru.
“We don’t think there’s anything in the objections that will give the judge reason to change her mind.” Objections ranged from letters from soccer players to legal briefs picking apart the entire settlement to a seven-point objection from LSU gymnast and influencer Livvy Dunne, whose complaints included a lack of input from the athletes themselves. Also l.
