The federal judge overseeing a $2.8 billion settlement of multiple antitrust lawsuits facing the NCAA and major conferences said in an order handed down Wednesday that she will deny final approval of the agreement if the parties do not modify a plan to implement roster limits on college teams.
Judge Claudia Wilken gave the defendants 14 days to respond.
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Wilken raised concerns about roster limits replacing scholarship limits as part of the settlement agreement, which includes a groundbreaking plan to allow Division I schools to share billions in revenue with their athletes, at a hearing two weeks ago in Oakland.
While the removal of scholarship limits could increase the number of athletes who receive financial aid and other benefits from schools, the roster limits will likely lead to hundreds, maybe even thousands of athletes, losing their spots on teams.
Wilken wrote in her motion that the court can approve the settlement only if it is “fair, reasonable and adequate,” which she stipulated means it must treat the impacted college athletes equitably.
“Because the settlement agreement is not fair and reasonable to the significant number of class members whose roster spots will be or have been taken away…the Court cannot approve the settlement agreement in its current form,” Wilken wrote.
Wilken suggested phasing in the cuts to protect athletes currently on rosters. The NCAA and plaintiffs filed briefs last week that suggested no changes, only further explaining why they were necessary.
“The Court finds that the decision by Defendants and NCAA member schools to begin implementing the roster limits before the Court granted final approval of the settlement agreement is not a valid reason for approval of the agreement in its current form despite the harm discussed above,” Wilken wrote. “Any disruption that may occur is a problem of Defendants’ and NCAA members schools’ own making. The fact that the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement should not have been interpreted as an indication that it was certain that the Court would grant final approval.”
Wilken found that the roster limits themselves were not a concern that would keep her from approving the settlement.
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