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5 questions after the NCAA’s $2.75B settlement to pay college athletes

  • Written by Nikolas R. Webster, Clinical Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
imageDetails of payouts for college athletes remain murky.Jamie Schwaberow via Getty Images

As part of a US$2.75 billion class action settlement struck in May 2024 between former student-athletes and several dozen universities involved in big-time sports, schools will be allowed to pay future players with something more than scholarships. They can give...

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