[Opinion] Tennessee Legislature Quietly Nukes NCAA House Settlement With New Law Circumventing Restrictions

Kirby Smart Has Strong Opinion On Congress Stepping In To Help NIL, While Wishing For Structure In Players Pay

We could be days away from a judge in California approving the House settlement that will change college athletics once again. For Georgia's Kirby Smart, his approach to NIL and how much players should make is pretty simple, at least in his eyes. While commissioners and athletic directors continue to lobby for congressional help when it comes to the rules that will govern this new system, the problem is that we are so far down the road that it's…

Tennessee Legislature Quietly Nukes NCAA House Settlement With New Law Circumventing Restrictions

The NCAA House Settlement that has been in the works now for multiple years, and only just recently seemed to get over the line is now more or less irrelevant thanks to the Tennessee state legislature. And other states are almost sure to follow. Late Thursday, the state of Tennessee announced that it passed a bill that seemingly prohibits all of the House settlement’s limits on NIL compensation unless they’re part of a federal law, valid court o…

Will the House v. NCAA Settlement End 'Pay-for-Play’ NIL Deals?

A memo sheds new light on how the approval process will work for NIL collective deals. Industry experts are skeptical it will work.

State vs. Settlement: Tennessee’s New NIL Law Breaks from NCAA Agreement

A new law in Tennessee empowers schools to directly facilitate NIL deals—potentially defying the NCAA and proposed House settlement. The State of Tennessee just made a bold move in the ongoing battle over NIL—and it could shake up how schools across the country approach athlete compensation. After recently signing a new law (Senate Bill No. 536) into effect, which was approved on May 1, 2025, the Volunteer State has put its universities back in …