Judge Questions Damages, Fund Distribution in NCAA’s Settlement

A California federal judge sought clarity on how the NCAA’s $2.8 billion settlement designed to resolve antitrust claims would be distributed, along with consideration of scholarship limit claims, as she questioned attorneys for about three hours Thursday.

Athlete plaintiffs in July filed for preliminary approval of the landmark deal with the NCAA and its Power Five conferences, proposing back pay for hundreds of thousands of athletes in other sports across Division I including revenue-generating football and basketball players.

At a hearing on the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval Thursday, Judge Claudia Wilken of the US District Court for the Northern ...