What Athletic Director Ross Bjork Had to Say About Revenue Sharing and Maintaining Ohio State’s 36 Sports

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State University Board of Trustees’ Athletic Committee met Wednesday, and new athletic director Ross Bjork delivered a speech about the ever-changing landscape of college sports.

Bjork largely discussed the recent House of Representatives settlement that relates to an antitrust lawsuit filed against the NCAA.

Former Arizona State swimmer Grant House is the lead plaintiff in a case challenging the NCAA’s name, image and likeness (NIL) rules and the athlete compensation cap. House wasn’t alone, as the settlement consolidated three antitrust cases brought by student-athletes.

If the settlement is approved, schools will be able to pay athletes.

With schools sharing up to 22% of revenue with athletes in the future, about $2.8 billion in total compensation will be owed to former athletes over a 10-year period. Most of the money will go to football and basketball players.

The settlement would also eliminate scholarship limits and instead establish roster limits. For example, in football, the scholarship limit would be 85 and the roster limit would be 105.

Bjork said Ohio State will lose about 150 athletes, though his goal is to keep all 36 sports.

Bjork said revenue sharing should allow conferences and the NCAA to regulate external NIL structures, as opposed to the open market that currently exists.

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