![Vasha Hunt FILE - Referees try to break up an altercation between Alabama and Auburn during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and major college conferences could cost billions and pave the way for a new compensation model for college athletes. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c0f3b333e70a4d46955325ef08ad46df/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Referees try to break up an altercation between Alabama and Auburn during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and major college conferences could cost billions and pave the way for a new compensation model for college athletes. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
![John Bazemore FILE - Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during SEC football media days, July 18, 2022, in Atlanta. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/228659b839e24510a75c640d7f857b05/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during SEC football media days, July 18, 2022, in Atlanta. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
![Ben Mckeown Morgan State's Anaya Hunte, left, celebrates with Mia Ewell (13) after making a catch during an NCAA college softball game against Duke, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2ed1a526a60644368646b2ffa40e75ba/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Morgan State's Anaya Hunte, left, celebrates with Mia Ewell (13) after making a catch during an NCAA college softball game against Duke, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
![Jeff Chiu FILE - Pac-12 Senior Associate Commissioner Teresa Gould speaks during the conference's basketball media day Oct. 12, 2021, in San Francisco. Gould later became commissioner of the conference. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/382c9e042f6b4dd5b002156a97ffa006/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Pac-12 Senior Associate Commissioner Teresa Gould speaks during the conference's basketball media day Oct. 12, 2021, in San Francisco. Gould later became commissioner of the conference. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
![Bob Leverone FILE - Footballs stand ready before the Virginia Tech at Wake Forest NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday Oct. 15, 2011. A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and major college conferences could cost billions and pave the way for a new compensation model for college athletes. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cb828880e3f74796b6899aaa817e4f13/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Footballs stand ready before the Virginia Tech at Wake Forest NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday Oct. 15, 2011. A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and major college conferences could cost billions and pave the way for a new compensation model for college athletes. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
![Tony Gutierrez FILE - Baylor's Matt Ritchey stands by the Big 12 Conference logo on the field during the team's NCAA college football game against TCU in Waco, Texas, Oct. 13, 2012. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f1051136b19a4cd6bbaa90725458b146/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Baylor's Matt Ritchey stands by the Big 12 Conference logo on the field during the team's NCAA college football game against TCU in Waco, Texas, Oct. 13, 2012. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
![David Banks FILE - Tony Petitti speaks to the media as he's introduced as the commissioner of the Big Ten, April 28, 2023, in Rosemont, Ill. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. (AP Photo/David Banks, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d40c5f233bb74b83aeaa7e1028db3417/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Tony Petitti speaks to the media as he's introduced as the commissioner of the Big Ten, April 28, 2023, in Rosemont, Ill. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. (AP Photo/David Banks, File)
![Alex Brandon FILE - Miami practices before the start of the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament March 11, 2024, in Washington. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2c028a13d7264649b47b4b772fae645c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Miami practices before the start of the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament March 11, 2024, in Washington. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
![Jason Getz FILE - Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14), left, takes the snap from Auburn center Reese Dismukes (50) as the Auburn offense operates against Missouri on the SEC logo during the first half of Auburn's 59-42 win over Missouri in the SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Atlanta, Ga. Southeastern Conference and Pac-12 officials are expected to provide the final approval of a $2.8 billion plan that will settle antitrust claims and set the stage for college athletes to start sharing the billions of dollars flowing to their schools. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jason Getz, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6320688cd49c4ca0bd4dda1feda5ea67/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14), left, takes the snap from Auburn center Reese Dismukes (50) as the Auburn offense operates against Missouri on the SEC logo during the first half of Auburn's 59-42 win over Missouri in the SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Atlanta, Ga. Southeastern Conference and Pac-12 officials are expected to provide the final approval of a $2.8 billion plan that will settle antitrust claims and set the stage for college athletes to start sharing the billions of dollars flowing to their schools. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jason Getz, File)
![Michael Conroy FILE - NCAA signage outside the headquarters in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 12, 2020. A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and major college conferences could cost billions and pave the way for a new compensation model for college athletes. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/928ca1e3250f4fb58d7ac08583254ce7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - NCAA signage outside the headquarters in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 12, 2020. A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and major college conferences could cost billions and pave the way for a new compensation model for college athletes. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
![Michael Conroy FILE - Signage is on the headquarters of the NCAA in Indianapolis, March 12, 2020. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5af5ad7af7e14ad88d2ab4d69dd7a6f5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Signage is on the headquarters of the NCAA in Indianapolis, March 12, 2020. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)