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No, it doesn't.
How will this money be split among athletes?
Each school will be able to decide how to divide its pot of money among athletes.It's not clear how Title IX laws will apply to the money, and the settlement terms provide no guidance in that area. TCU basketball player Sedona Prince -- one of the lead plaintiffs in the case and a prominent advocate for gender equity during her college career -- told ESPN she thinks any increase in scholarship or medical benefits should be split equally between men and women but that revenue share dollars should be distributed based on a sport's popularity.
"I think we should sport-by-sport," Prince said. "Title IX has closed the gap so much. It's a necessity in college sports and college life in general. But the facts are the facts. College football makes a massive amount of money compared to the rest of the sports."
Prince said she hopes athletes on each campus will be able to be part of a negotiation when their schools are deciding how much money they will spend and how to split it up among the athletes. She is working with a group called Athletes.org that is attempting to organize chapters of athletes on many college campuses to help them negotiate with their schools for many items, including a say in how the new revenue share money will be distributed.
Answering the 10 biggest questions about the NCAA antitrust settlement
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Wilken split the back damages of House this way: 75% to former football players, 15% to men's basketball, 5% to women's basketball and 5% for the other remaining minor sports. Some schools hope to use that formula for revenue-sharing for current and future athletes. Action is demanded to stay relevant.
