Ohio State’s Shocking Move: The Fate of Its 36 Varsity Sports Revealed!

Judge Claudia Wilken approved the billion-dollar legislation on Friday which will go into effect July 1. And while the settlement doesn’t require schools to revenue share, power conferences will be able to operate under a roughly $20 million salary cap in the first year of the new model.

That’s exactly what the Buckeyes will do, says OSU athletic director Ross Bjork. And it won’t just apply to the university’s storied football program.

“The signing of the House settlement Friday by Judge Claudia Wilken will reshape collegiate athletics,” Bjork said in a statement. “Ohio State and schools around the country will now be permitted to directly compensate student-athletes through revenue sharing, which is actually institutional NIL rights.”

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