NCAA Coverage

Roy Williams disappointed in NCAA leadership, glad for players being paid
UNC basketball coaching legend Roy Williams shared his feelings on the NCAA settlement that would allow players to be paid via a revenue-sharing model.

Williams: 'Nobody has any thoughts' on how NCAA will implement plan to pay players
Hall of Fame college basketball coach Roy Williams says the NCAA is simply reacting rather than having a plan to address last week's settlement with players that opens the door for athletes to be paid.

$2.8 billion NCAA settlement approved
The proposed $2.8 billion settlement -- between the NCAA, top revenue-generating conferences such as the ACC and the plaintiffs in three antitrust lawsuits -- will allow universities, for the first time, to directly pay athletes, upending decades of NCAA devotion to its definition of amateurism.

Bilas believes revenue-sharing plan would help athletes at big, small colleges
College basketball commentator and former Duke basketball player Jay Bilas talks about the dynamics around a $2.8 billion NCAA settlement and the business model it proposes.

With settlement, schools can soon pay NCAA athletes directly. How will that work?
The $2.8 billion settlement allows, for the first time, direct payments from schools to athletes through a revenue-sharing model.

NCAA, leagues sign off on $2.8 billion plan; What does it mean for college sports?
The deal also calls for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to college athletes as soon as fall 2025.

Brian Murphy talks ACC's role in antitrust lawsuit against NCAA
WRAL sports reporter Brian Murphy talks about Tuesday's proposed settlement of antitrust lawsuits that would cost the NCAA nearly $3 billion and create a landmark revenue-sharing system.

What a $3 billion NCAA settlement means for college athletes
Atlantic Coast Conference presidents and chancellors voted Tuesday to accept a proposed settlement of antitrust lawsuits that would cost the NCAA nearly $3 billion and create a landmark revenue-sharing system with college athletes, sources told WRAL.

ACC votes to accept settlements in antitrust lawsuits against NCAA
The settlement is expected to open the door for revenue sharing with college athletes.

Power conferences, NCAA to vote on landmark $2.7 billion settlement as smaller leagues balk at terms
University presidents around the country are scheduled to meet this week to vote on whether to accept a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that would cost the NCAA nearly $3 billion and create a landmark revenue-sharing system with college athletes.

NCAA transfer athletes will be immediately able to play at new school
That's the ruling from the governing body of college athletics, the NCAA. There are, however, some requirements.

NCAA President Charlie Baker urges state lawmakers to ban prop betting on college athletes
Prop bets allow gamblers to wager on statistics a player will accumulate during a game.

Bacot, Withers help No. 1 seed North Carolina beat No. 16 seed Wagner in March Madness
Armando Bacot had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 1 seed North Carolina beat 16th-seeded Wagner 90-62 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Jae'Lyn Withers had a season-high 16 points and matched his best rebounding work with 10 boards for the West Region's headliner.

Former NC State swimmer, 15 others sue NCAA over transgender policies
Former NC State swimmer Kylee Alons is one of the 16 athletes suing the NCAA for allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's events and share the same locker rooms.

Former NC State swimmer, 15 others sue NCAA, saying transgender policy made locker room 'uncomfortable'
Former NC State swimmer Kylee Alons is one of the 16 athletes suing the NCAA for allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's events and share the same locker rooms.

'Completely arbitrary': UNC athlete sues NCAA over prize money rules in latest challenge to amateurism
North Carolina women's tennis player Reese Brantmeier is suing the NCAA, seeking to stop rules prohibiting individual athletes from accepting cash awards, bonuses and prize money from non-NCAA competitions.

After loss in court, NCAA backs off investigations into third-party NIL deals
The NCAA has told its enforcement staff to halt investigations into booster-backed collectives or other third parties making name, image and likeness compensation deals with Division I athletes.

NCAA agrees to $920 million, 8-year deal with ESPN for women's March Madness, 39 other championships
The NCAA and ESPN announced on Thursday a $920 million, eight-year agreement that will give the network exclusive rights to 40 championships, including the Division I women's basketball tournament, an event growing in popularity that the association has been accused of undervaluing in the past.

In Depth with Dan revisited: Final chapter of Tez Walker saga
Student-athletes, including Duke defensive lineman DeWayne Carter, are suing the NCAA and the Power 5 conferences claiming that rules that prohibit schools from paying their athletes violate antitrust law.