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JUNE 12, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH

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TOP STORY
1. House Settlement Approved

by Ross Dellenger, Yahoo! Sports

“College athletics is officially entering a new world.

A California judge on Friday night a little bit past 9 p.m. ET granted approval to the NCAA’s landmark settlement of three antitrust cases, often referred to as the “House settlement,” ushering in an era where schools are permitted to share revenue with athletes within a new enforcement structure led by the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC.

Claudia Wilken, the 75-year-old presiding judge in California’s Northern District, granted approval of an agreement between the named defendants (the NCAA and power conferences) and the plaintiffs (dozens of suing athletes) to settle three consolidated cases, all of them seeking more compensation for athletes.”

» Court Awareness. “The House settlement will pay thousands of former athletes — playing from 2016-2024 — a whopping $2.8 billion in backpay from lost name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation. Even more groundbreaking, the settlement paves the way for schools, for the first time ever, to directly compensate athletes in a system that features an annual cap and a new enforcement entity that is expected to more heavily scrutinize booster-backed payments.”

» What’s Next. “With its approval, the settlement ushers into college sports a more professionalized framework but one, many believe, that is ripe for more legal scrutiny. Already, attorneys are gearing up for future legal challenges over, at the very least, the new NIL clearinghouse, Title IX and the capped compensation system — much of which can be resolved, legal experts contend, with a collective bargaining and/or employment model that college executives have so far avoided.”

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HOUSE SETTLEMENT
2. A Letter From NCAA President Charlie Baker

“Many looked to April's hearing about the House settlement as a culmination of sorts, but the court's final approval of the settlement in fact marks a new beginning for Division I student-athletes and for the NCAA. For several years, Division I members crafted well-intentioned rules and systems to govern financial benefits from schools and name, image and likeness opportunities, but the NCAA could not easily enforce these for several reasons. The result was a sense of chaos: instability for schools, confusion for student-athletes and too often litigation. Sometimes member schools even supported that litigation — some of which spurred hastily imposed court orders upending the rules.

Approving the agreement reached by the NCAA, the defendant conferences and student-athletes in the settlement opens a pathway to begin stabilizing college sports. This new framework that enables schools to provide direct financial benefits to student-athletes and establishes clear and specific rules to regulate third-party NIL agreements marks a huge step forward for college sports.”

» What’s Next. “We will focus on further enhancing what is working: elevating the student-athlete experience and maintaining fair playing rules and eligibility and academic standards. Student-athletes will benefit from the rich opportunities they enjoy now, plus far more scholarship opportunities, landmark financial benefits and a streamlined NCAA to support them.”

» Be Smart. “Yes, this all means change, and change at this scale is never easy. This is new terrain for everyone. Given the defendant conferences' new ownership of complicated pieces of rulemaking and enforcement, there will be a transition period and certainly bumps in the road. Opportunities to drive transformative change don't come often to organizations like ours. It's important we make the most of this one.”

» Read the Entire Letter

HOUSE SETTLEMENT
3. What I’m Hearing About NCAA Revenue Sharing

by Justin Williams, The Athletic

“The House v. NCAA settlement, granted final approval Friday, has been touted as a means of restoring order to this Big Money Era of college sports.

But because schools have been preparing to navigate this new world order — and how to gain a competitive edge under it — many in the industry expect the budding NIL arms race to continue at the top of the sport, and at a price point much higher than the cap.

“The top (football) teams are going to cost $40-50 million a year,” said one power conference personnel director. “That’s where this is going. Anyone who thinks different is nuts.”

» Reality Check. “The Athletic spoke with more than a dozen sources across each of the Power 4 conferences about how they plan to approach this new revenue sharing model and all that will come with it — including in-fighting between coaches at the same school, why “tanking” could factor into college sports and how programs will continue to bend rules and find competitive advantages in a post-settlement era.”

» Quotable. “There are a lot of rich people that can’t buy a professional sports franchise, but they can give a ton of money to their alma mater,” said a power conference administrator. “And if you’re telling millionaires and billionaires what they can and can’t do with their money, you’re probably going to lose that battle.”

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PODCAST
4. Congressman Talks NCAA, CFP, NIL and Why Congress Could Get Involved

Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) joined the PoliticsPA podcast ‘Voices of Reason’ for a thoughtful conversation on the changing landscape of college sports. From NIL policies and Title IX to the growing influence of major conferences, Boyle shared his concerns about fairness, the impact on Pennsylvania schools in particular, and why this issue is gaining attention in Congress. A timely and informative discussion you won’t want to miss.

» Of Note. You may recognize the host of the program.

» Watch and Listen

CROOTIN’
5. Recruiting Commitments

BABSON - Winston Rose, Greenwich Country Day, M. Theodore Loucas, St. Andrew’s, GK
PLATTSBURGH - Tyler Mitchell, Lutheran HS, GK
ST. JOHN FISHER - Mac Moses, Fayetteville Manlius HS, M. William Picolla, New Hartford HS, GK
SWARTHMORE - Casey Yi, Westlake HS, A

FEATURE
6. How Middlebury’s Hope Shue Became the Most Decorated Player in DIII Women's Lacrosse

by Corbin McGuire, NCAA

“Hope Shue spent four years climbing — the lacrosse rankings and record books, the rigorous challenges of a neuroscience degree and, once every fall, Chipman Hill.

The milelong uphill sprint is a fall tradition for the Middlebury women's lacrosse team, passed down year after year as a rite of passage and reminder. It's not about who reaches the top first. It's about pushing forward when it hurts, together.

"You truly can't explain the pain of running up that hill," Shue said. "But when you get to the top, it feels like such a wave of emotion and gratitude for what Middlebury women's lacrosse is."

» Field Awareness. “Shue's last climb up Chipman Hill preceded her final ascent to historic status in women's lacrosse. She finished her career at Middlebury with four national championships, three Elite 90 awards, two Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association National Player of the Year honors and back-to-back years being named a finalist for the Honda Division III Athlete of the Year. She joined NFL quarterback and North Dakota State alum Carson Wentz as the only NCAA student-athlete across all sports to win at least four national championships and three Elite 90 awards — given to the student-athlete with the top GPA at each of the NCAA's final championship sites.”

» By The Numbers. “Shue, who broke school records in goals (306) and points (391), carried the same mentality to the classroom, where she majored in neuroscience. Along the way to graduating with a 4.0 GPA, she claimed her three Elite 90 awards and multiple College Sports Communicators Academic All-America honors.”

» What They’re Saying. “Shue said she often hears high school athletes wondering where they belong. For her, Division III — and Middlebury, a small college in Vermont, specifically — was the right fit. "Academics definitely meant a lot to me. I think the Division III experience is so unique because I've been able to really prioritize academics. Our coach and program emphasize being a student first and an athlete second.”

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TRANSACTIONS
7. Comings and Goings 

ADRIAN - Alana Mortimer named assistant women’s lacrosse coach
ALFRED STATE - Steve Peed named head women’s lacrosse coach
LaGRANGE - Carter Brand named head men’s lacrosse coach
MESSIAH - Dan Carson resigned as head men’s lacrosse coach
WILMINGTON - Brian Kingsbury named head men’s lacrosse coach

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