ESPN: Appeal of NCAA antitrust settlement won't stop current athlete payments

June 16, 2025

By Dan Murphy, ESPN: An appeal of the NCAA’s landmark antitrust settlement won’t stop college teams from paying current athletes starting July 1, but it will pause the NCAA’s plans to begin paying former athletes.

Several college athletes filed the appeal Wednesday, claiming the deal violates Title IX law. Now the roughly $2.8 billion in negotiated back damages will sit while the appeal works through the system.

Attorney John Clune told ESPN he filed the claim in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of several clients who also raised objections to how the back payments would be shared among athletes earlier this year.

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Appeal of NCAA settlement won't halt payments

An appeal of the NCAA's landmark antitrust settlement won't stop college teams from paying current athletes starting July 1, but it will pause the NCAA's plans to begin paying former athletes.

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