Tennessee settles its federal lawsuit with the NCAA

Tennessee Attorney General shares about NCAA agreeing to a settlement over NIL rules
After a year of court hearings, Tennessee has agreed to a settlement with the NCAA over rules regarding paying athletes. NewsChannel 5 sat down with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti.
Settlement reached in Tennessee suit against NCAA regarding NIL recruiting inducements
The NCAA and the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit brought by the states in 2024 that challenged the NCAA’s rules banning name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation from being used as a recruiting inducement,
Tennessee settles its federal lawsuit with the NCAA over name, image and likeness rules
The NCAA and a coalition of states led by Tennessee reached a settlement in their lawsuit against the NCAA, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Jan. 31.
NCAA reaches settlement with TN and other states in lawsuit over name, image and likeness rules
Court filings say the NCAA reached a settlement with the states, which will include a request for a permanent injunction preventing the NCAA from enforcing NIL rules
NCAA Settles NIL Recruiting Ban Lawsuit
The NCAA has settled a lawsuit with several states that began in January 2024. As a part of the settlement, the NCAA agreed to step back from enacting an NIL recruitment ban.
The NCAA settles lawsuit with Tennessee and Virginia over compensation rules for recruits
The NCAA has settled the lawsuit with the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia and other states over its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation for recruits. Notice that a settlement has been reached in principle with a term sheet signed was filed Friday with the U.
NCAA, Tennessee Settle Case Against NIL Recruitment Ban
The NCAA policy prohibits the use of NIL contracts as a recruitment incentive, meaning athletes cannot negotiate NIL deals with collectives or boosters —coalitions of alumni that raise money to pay athletes on behalf of individual institutions—before they commit to a college.
‘Settlement in principle’ reached in multi-state lawsuit with NCAA over NIL-recruiting bans
The lawsuit, filed one year ago today, claimed the NCAA violated federal antitrust law with its rules on name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation for student-athletes.
NCAA settles NIL lawsuit with TN, other states
Last year, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, New York and Washington DC sued the NCAA over its NIL ban for recruits. The anti-trust lawsuit has been settled. The settlement will be finalized along with a request for a permanent injunction on March 17.
NCAA settles lawsuit with Tennessee over NIL recruiting ban
NCAA and the state of Tennessee have settled their lawsuit over the NCAA's NIL recruiting ban stemming back to last year.
NCAA reaches settlement after NIL battle with Tennessee
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined multiple states in suing the association over the NIL Recruiting Ban, alleging it would violate federal antitrust laws.
Tennessee improving basketball stadium; raising ticket prices
A new video scoreboard and sound system are part of the improvements coming to the University of Tennessee's Food City Center ...
NCAA Settles Antitrust Case Over Recruiting From State AGs
The National Collegiate Athletic Association settled an antitrust lawsuit Friday from a group of state attorneys general ...