Hello everyone. My name is Seamus Johnston and I am a current graduate student and lacrosse player at Salisbury University. It is my intention with this blog to discuss interesting topics that surround the collegiate and professional sports worlds. These topics may range from interesting sports stories and the ever-changing landscape of NIL deals, to the progress of collegiate athletics and everything in between.
NCAA Antitrust Settlement: How Does College Lacrosse benefit?
In late July the NCAA Antitrust lawsuit was updated and filed. If settled upon NCAA will be told to pay approximately 2.78 billion dollars in back damages that had taken place over the past ten years. The settlement addressed three primary issues. First, payment of back damages claims relating to the NIL, (Name, Image and Likeness), increasing benefits from institutions to student athletes and and eliminating scholarship limits in favor of roster limits. The third point is the most interesting to me and the one we will be focusing on today. Scholarships help students in athletics pay for school and in some cases allow for these student athletes to attend school for free. Sports like football and basketball often boast about their ability to pay for a kids schooling with they attend college. Prior to this antitrust ruling division one lacrosse rosters were able to hand out 12.5 scholarships to their athletes. Often times splitting those scholarships among 55 players. This is a dram...
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