Nearly all of the $20.5 million that Ohio State is allowed to share with athletes in the next academic year will be through NIL payments.

A Judge approved the NCAA House Settlement this week that paves the way for revenue sharing directly with college athletes.

A U.S. judge on Friday granted final approval to a $2.8 billion settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association that will allow schools for the first time to compensate student athletes for past and future commercial use of their names,

THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Now that was more like it from Oklahoma City's point of view. After blowing a double-digit fourth quarter lead in Game 1, the Thunder thumped the Pacers, 123-107, to even the NBA Finals.

The settlement required years of mountain moving and billions of dollars. It's only delaying the inevitable, but college sports move on.

Judge Claudia Wilken approved the terms for a $2.8B settlement against the NCAA, allowing schools to pay players directly through licensing deals. The House v. NCAA antitrust lawsuit has paved the way for universities to pay student athletes directly.