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The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Board of Directors approved sweeping changes to its rules Monday that will allow for its Division I athletes to be paid directly by schools, according to multiple outlets, setting the stage for a historic change that still needs to be approved by a district court judge to be fully realized.

Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/04/21/ncaa-greenlights-major-rule-change-letting-schools-pay-athletes-if-a-judge-approves/

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00:00The NCAA is greenlighting a major rule change that would let schools pay athletes if a judge
00:06approves it. A total of 153 rules and bylaws would be cut by the NCAA ahead of the potential change
00:14allowing athletes to be directly compensated by their schools according to reports. The judge's
00:20decision is expected to come as soon as this week. The settlement also allows athletes to be paid a
00:26capped amount of money by D1 schools and lets them negotiate name, image, and likeness contracts
00:33with schools while in the recruiting process. Get updates on this story and more at Forbes.com.

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