Significant progress has been made on the lawsuit House vs. NCAA, which impacts the way college athletes are paid.
The case was brought in 2020 by former Arizona State swimmer Grant House and TCU/Oregon basketball player Sedona Prince, who sued the NCAA for barring name, image and likeness (NIL) payments for athletes prior to 2021, when the NCAA changed its rules to allow NIL. The plaintiffs alleged that the NCAA’s rules prohibiting payment was a violation of the Sherman Act and they deserved compensation.
On May 23, 2024, the NCAA reached a settlement of the case allowing Division I college athletes to receive pay directly from the universities for whom they compete and agreeing to back-pay damages to former Division I athletes who were unable to profit on their NIL rights as well as a future revenue sharing model between the Power Five conference schools and athletes.