Gameday: Episode 1: Taking it to the House Settlement

Welcome to Gameday, a four-part series presented a four-part series presented by the ABA Business Law Section about the first year following 2025’s landmark House v NCAA class action settlement, and how litigation has shaped and continues to shape Future of Law and College Athletics.  In this first episode, host Fritz Metzinger delves into the history of the NCAA’s concept of amateurism, the legal battles that ultimately derailed that concept, the “Wild Wild West” NIL interregnum of from 2021-2025, and how it all culminated in Judge Claudia Wilken’s approval of the House v. NCAA antitrust class action settlement in June 2025.