NIL lawsuit settlement could mean major payday for former college athletes

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A major shift in the landscape of college sports as a federal judge gave preliminary approval for a multi-billion dollar settlement that could not only mean a big payday for current student-athletes, but former players as well.

Name Image and Likeness is slowly peeling away the traditional model of amateurism. Some star players are making hundreds of thousands of dollars. For more than a year now, ABC 6 investigators have been examining the impact of NIL and what it means for universities, sports programs and the athletes.