Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay athletes millions
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 7, 2025
AP
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A federal judge signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports Friday, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next month as the multibillion-dollar industry shreds the last vestiges of the amateur model that defined it for more than a century.
