and the major athletic conferences agreed on Thursday night to a $2.8 billion settlement of a class-action antitrust lawsuit by college athletes, it was a pivotal moment in the long history of college sports.
agreed to allow colleges and universities to pay athletes directly for playing sports, through revenue sharing plans.
Here’s what we know about the settlement and its possible impact.
How is this settlement different from other lawsuits and decisions over pay for student athletes?
An earlier decision three years ago permitted college athletes to make money on their own by marketing their names and images individually.
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