NCAA ordered by jury to pay $18M in football concussion lawsuit

October 26, 2025

By Associated Press via ESPN: The NCAA owes a former college football player and his wife $18 million, a South Carolina jury decided while finding college sports’ major governing body negligent in failing to warn the player about the long-term effects of concussions.

Following a civil trial that wrapped up late last week, Orangeburg County jurors awarded $10 million to 68-year-old Robert Geathers, who played at South Carolina State University from 1977 to 1980 as a defensive end. His wife, Debra, was awarded $8 million, according to a court document.

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NCAA ordered to pay $18M in concussion lawsuit

A former S.C. State football player and his wife were awarded $18 million after a jury found the NCAA negligent of failing to warn about long-term concussion effects.

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