Schools can now pay student-athletes directly

[1974yankees]

In the open, that is. It’s been going on for ages in the back rooms, especially for football

"It's been going on for ages in the back rooms, especially in football"

100% true. I think Nick Saben retired from Alabama because he was getting sick of it. He talked about this numerous times.

 

[Skeets]

The most common figures you see are: 75 percent for football: 15 percent for MBB; 5 percent for WBB; and 5 percent split among other sports. There is already a Title IX lawsuit in the courts.

Appeal of NCAA settlement won't stop current athlete payments

An appeal of the NCAA's landmark antitrust settlement won't stop college teams from paying current athletes starting July 1, but it will pause the NCAA's plans to begin paying former athletes.

www.espn.com

I was going to say the same thing. Sounds like a big title IX problem. Maybe a kid seating on the bench for the women's volleyball team will make as much as the starting QB. Does this make sense? No, but it doesn't have to.