Out of the House

The Ivy League is trying to hang on to the idea of amateur student-athletes, unlike other higher ed institutions.* From the Daily Pennsylvanian:

Ivy League set to opt out of House v. NCAA antitrust settlement

The Ivy League will opt out of a pending NCAA settlement set to provide direct compensation to former and current college athletes, according to an email sent to Ivy League student-athletes on Jan. 21. 

The email, sent by Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris, states that the conference will not participate in the $2.8 billion settlement and that its athletic programs “will continue to not provide student-athletes with revenue sharing allocations, athletics scholarships, or direct [name, image, and likeness] payments.” The decision was made by the Ivy League Council of Presidents under recommendation from the Ivy League Athletics Directors and Policy Committee...

This decision will not impact student-athletes’ ability to secure “legitimate NIL-related payments,” described as NIL deals earned without influence from their university, per the announcement...

Full story at https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/01/ivy-league-opts-out-ncaa-settlement-prevents-direct-financial-compensation-athletes. 

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*The eight members of the Ivy League are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University.