A U.S. judge on Monday gave tentative approval to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's landmark $2.7 billion settlement agreement to compensate student athletes for past and future commercial use of their names,

In May, the NCAA agreed on a tentative $2.8 billion settlement that would provide direct compensation to former and current college athletes. On Monday, nearly four months later, the settlement gained preliminary judicial approval — a historic step towards paying collegiate athletes.

The NCAA's groundbreaking $2.8 billion settlement in the House v. NCAA lawsuit has received preliminary approval from Judge Claudia Wilken. According to the plan laid out by the approval. schools would be able to begin sharing revenue with players as soon as the 2025-26 school year.

A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the pockets of college athletes,

NCAA has long been viewed as the most consequential, making Monday matter in a small but notable way. Judge Claudia Wilken granted preliminary approval for a settlement of House and related antitrust cases,

A judge has given preliminary approval to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that figures to transform college sports