There are more ongoing antitrust cases while the NCAA loses ground

The NCAA and Power Five conferences have reached a proposed settlement with plaintiffs in three antitrust cases. This settlement is expected to establish an amount close to $2.8 billion in damages to be paid to athletes, possibly dating back to 2016 for lost or lost compensation, according to USA TODAY Sports.

This settlement still needs to be approved by the courts, so there are still some unfinished and unresolved processes and procedures that need to be completed before the money can be distributed. That aside, there are still other legal and administrative processes ongoing and one wonders what impact they will have on these interconnected issues and the dollar amounts involved.

From USA TODAY sports:

“Another antitrust lawsuit is already pending against the NCAA and conferences, which could become a source of opposition to the proposed settlement. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney in Denver denied a request by the NCAA and conference to move the case from Colorado to California.

“If Sweeney were to grant the motion, the NCAA and conferences would likely seek to consolidate this lawsuit with one of the lawsuits included in the proposed settlement.”

There’s also this case, according to USA TODAY Sports:

“NCAA officials said Thursday night that they will continue to focus on efforts to prevent athletes from being considered school employees, which is the subject of another ongoing lawsuit and complaints pending before the National Labor Relations Board.”

There is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding these issues, and the large number of lawsuits surrounding them make it important to maintain a wait-and-see attitude toward everything we see in the NCAA and college sports.

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