The judge overseeing the sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement involving the NCAA and the nation's five largest conferences delayed final approval of the plan Wednesday until it is modified to address concerns about roster limits.
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken signaled she is ready to approve the rest of the settlement but wants both sides to come up with a way to not harm current athletes who will lose their spots on teams. The settlement calls for scholarship limits to be replaced by roster limits.
"With the exception of the immediate implementation of the roster limits provisions that will cause harm to certain members of the Injunctive Relief Settlement Class .