Roster Size Limits Get Loosened in $2.8 Billion NCAA Deal (1)

May 7, 2025, 11:09 PM UTCUpdated: May 8, 2025, 12:01 AM UTC

The NCAA and athlete plaintiffs submitted revisions Wednesday to a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement proposal, offering to exempt some Division I athletes from roster limits to help satisfy conditions by a federal judge.

“Any athlete who would have lost their roster spot (or a promised roster spot) for the 2025-2026 academic year due to the immediate implementation of roster limits will be exempt from any roster limits at any Division I institution, for the duration of their college athletics careers” under the revised settlement, court documents say.

The restrictions wouldn’t apply, for example, to a college sophomore this year who ...

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