A few things caught my attention with this ruling yesterday.
SI's coverage of the case begins with a headline about how the NCAA lost its case over what a school can offer an athlete. That really doesn't quite define what happened.
I grabbed these two paragraphs from USA Today
Here's a quick recap on how the ruling read:
The NCAA has been "restraining trade" by limiting compensation. They can't cap it anymore.
But, they can keep it within the same parameters as the normal student body.
The NCAA can't cap this...
But the judge also rules the individual conferences can.
So, the NCAA...which is made up of volunteer schools from conferences...can't limit what the students of these schools can be compensated...but the schools and conference can limit what their own oversight body can not.
Here's the link to the AP article.
SI's coverage of the case begins with a headline about how the NCAA lost its case over what a school can offer an athlete. That really doesn't quite define what happened.
I grabbed these two paragraphs from USA Today
A federal judge ruled Friday night that the NCAA cannot ālimit compensation or benefits related to educationā for athletes playing Division I menās or womenās basketball or Bowl Subdivision football.
Among the items U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken said these athletes may receive are scholarships to complete undergraduate or graduate degrees at any school. The judge also appeared to open the possibility of athletes being able to receive cash or cash-equivalent awards based on academics or graduation, albeit under some constraints.
The NCAA "may continue ... to limit compensation and benefits that are unrelated to education," Wilken ruled
That may sound like a lot of "same 'ol, same 'ol" but it's not. It removes something they've been capping. Take a guy like Greg McElroy or Myron Rolle and they're going to receive several thousand more per year. Here's a quick recap on how the ruling read:
The NCAA has been "restraining trade" by limiting compensation. They can't cap it anymore.
But, they can keep it within the same parameters as the normal student body.
The NCAA can't cap this...
But the judge also rules the individual conferences can.
So, the NCAA...which is made up of volunteer schools from conferences...can't limit what the students of these schools can be compensated...but the schools and conference can limit what their own oversight body can not.
Here's the link to the AP article.
