What's in South Dakota's settlement with the NCAA
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit between South Dakota and the NCAA that reduces the amount of money Division 1 schools will have to pay towards a different proposed settlement — but that's not all it ensures.
We've been following this case since September, when Attorney General Marty Jackley and the Board of Regents filed the lawsuit on behalf of SDSU and USD. Their filing came after the NCAA reached a proposed settlement with the 'Power Four' conferences that contemplated a $2.8 billion payment to past and present athletes.
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$1.6 billion of that amount would be withheld from NCAA disbursements to the schools over the next 10 years, 60% of which would come from non-power 4 conferences like the Summit League. Jackley believes that it would've been an unfair burden on the smaller schools such as USD and SDSU. But now, because of South Dakota's settlement with the NCAA, that burden has been reduced by 33%.
For Jackley, the lawsuit against the NCAA wasn't just about reducing the financial burden on smaller Division 1 schools, though. It was also about bringing more recognition to women in sports. That's why a Women's Basketball Performance Fund will be created through this settlement.
'We've seen here in South Dakota the success of our women's basketball programs. We've seen the crowds that come to the Summit League in Sioux Falls,' Jackley said. 'So we felt that there needed to be added recognition and dollars to those female athletes. The performance fund is going to allow, at entry-level, those schools that are in the tournament to receive something and as they progress through the tournament, they will receive additional funding for those athletes.'
Another aspect of this settlement is that the NCAA has committed to discussing hosting future events in South Dakota. Jackley says last year's Summit League tournament brought in roughly $10 million to the state.
'We're a great host. Obviously, we have a welcoming city,' Jackley said. 'We have strong teams in SDSU and USD. We make sense.'
Jackley thanks the NCAA for the recognition it's now given to athletes.
'They gave credit to our smaller schools financially as well as with the hosting of the Summit League,' Jackley said. 'These are important things and, in my mind, made sense for South Dakota and, most importantly our student athletes in South Dakota.'
The original $2.8 billion proposed settlement is related to Name, Image and Likeness, or NIL, money that can be earned by college student athletes. The NCAA and it's largest conferences approved that settlement in May but a federal judge is still considering it.
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