NCAA Revenue Sharing Deal Boosts Athlete Organizing Push (1)

The terms of a multi-billion dollar settlement between the NCAA and former college athletes are poised to push more players to seek collective bargaining despite the lack of legal precedent deeming them employees, legal observers say.

The 51-page agreement filed for preliminary approval late last week outlined a new landscape for college athletics, allowing Division I schools to pay players for the first time. It also placed new roster limits on teams and installed procedures for approval of student contracts with outside sponsors.

These changing conditions provide another opportunity for unions and advocates to organize players while Congress and the ...