February 27, 2025
by Mike McMahon/Staff Writer (@mikemcmahon)
Expect to hear a lot about the upcoming deadline for schools on opting in or opting out of the House settlement for the 2025-26 season.
Schools must inform the NCAA by March 1 if they will opt in for the 2025-26 season. By opting in, schools can directly pay players for the NIL rights. However, schools are not required to pay players. How much revenue is shared with athletes is left up to the schools; opting in merely allows them the option to share revenue.
There are some drawbacks, though. Schools that opt in will be subject to new roster limits. In men’s hockey, that would be 26 players, and in men’s basketball, it would be 15 players.
Here is a very basic breakdown of the…
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