The NCAA has settled the lawsuit with the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia and other states over its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation for recruits.

The NCAA and the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit brought by the states in 2024 that challenged the NCAA’s rules banning name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation from being used as a recruiting inducement,

The NCAA and a coalition of states led by Tennessee reached a settlement in their lawsuit against the NCAA, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Jan. 31.

The NCAA, four states (Tennessee, Florida, New York and Virginia) and the District of Columbia jointly announced in a court filing on Friday that they have tentatively resolved an antitrust lawsuit against NCAA rules restricting how athletes commercially use their NIL in the recruiting process.

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The settlement 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.

The lawsuit, filed one year ago today, claimed the NCAA violated federal antitrust law with its rules on name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation for student-athletes.

A year after winning a national championship, Michigan football finds itself in the middle of a legal battle that could reshape college athletics. Over 300 former Wolverines are suing the NCAA and the Big Ten, claiming their names, images, and likenesses (NIL) were used without permission—and more importantly, without compensation.