The Flawed Plan to Gain Control of College Athletes’ Pay

March Madness culminates on April 7, when the NCAA men’s basketball championship game is played in San Antonio. Whichever team wins, it will be the second-most important thing to happen that day in college sports. The main event is slated for a federal courtroom in Oakland, California, where a district judge will hold a hearing on final approval for a settlement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and former players who’ve sued in class actions over restrictions on pay. Under the agreement, which is expected to be approved, the NCAA would pay $2.8 billion in damages to former athletes and ...