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Will House v. NCAA Settlement Actually Solve the Real Problems With NIL?

The House v. NCAA settlement has placed the world of college sports in an impractical waiting period. The proposed date pending approval is July 1—the same day that marks the start of the 2025-26 athletic fiscal calendar. But there’s not a clear direction for what the enforcement entity will be or look like. Yet, many […]

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The House v. NCAA settlement has placed the world of college sports in an impractical waiting period.

The proposed date pending approval is July 1—the same day that marks the start of the 2025-26 athletic fiscal calendar.

But there’s not a clear direction for what the enforcement entity will be or look like.

Yet, many in the college football world expected that decision to come last week. There’s frankly no guarantee Judge Claudia Wilken will approve the terms as they stand with her noted problems involving roster limits.

States are enacting laws that directly support schools’ rights to ignore the limits imposed on NIL by the salary cap and collective restrictions. Amidst that, the Power Four is attempting to wrangle members into signing a document forcing adherence.

Has this chaos truly addressed the core issues with NIL and college sports?

Justin Giangrande, CEO and founder of NETWORK, a sports marketing and management agency, spoke exclusively with NIL Daily on SI about the settlement’s impact on college sports at every level and what is really at the heart of the matter.

It is evident that a power vacuum has emerged due to the NCAA effectively withdrawing from its role in enforcing college amateurism, which has changed the responsibilities of individuals involved in the sport in unexpected ways.

“All of these athletic directors are meant to be like powerful CEOs now, but that’s not how they were built,” Giangrande said. “Then each school has a different power dynamic: President, magistrate AD. Who is making the decisions?”

The lack of federal legislation or the implementation of the revenue-sharing era through the settlement has led to that vacuum causing power struggles at every level: the conferences with the NCAA, state-by-state laws that are trying to catch an advantage.

“Life is about momentum,” Giangrande continued. “We’ve learned through this, you give people time and thought to pick you apart, and they will. I think the toughest thing in this environment is that every school has an agenda and can decide how they want to move.”

The NIL situation has reverted to square one.

There are schools that will adhere strictly to the cap and NIL clearinghouse guidelines. It would feel foolish to assume that others with powerful boosters won’t find ways to circumvent those restrictions in chasing a championship.

The Power Four conferences are actively attempting to prevent this by coercing schools into signing an agreement that explicitly forbids such actions.

No one wants to treat the athletes like employees in all of this, despite making a system that dictates their earning potential and market value with limitations on earnings paid directly by schools.

No one has even bothered to include the athletes in any discussions of this.

Giangrande believes that the settlement and revenue-sharing is a way to skirt that and prolong this untenable world of non-employment.

“When you do an endorsement deal with a pro player, that brand chooses to pay that player based not only on what he’s currently worth but also on if they think that he’s going to have a good career; they’re projecting his upside,” Giangrande said. “If I invest in, let’s say, a wide receiver who was drafted in the second round, but I think he’s going to be really good, and I do an endorsement deal with him, I’m taking a chance and hoping that I catch upside, that he really becomes good. So how do you determine fair market value? I think that’s a very tough stance to have.”

As Giangrande aptly and humorously put it, the state of college football reads more like Yellowstone meets Succession.

It’s a state with no clear end date, despite July 1 feeling all but imminent.

Will schools even follow it if it receives approval and is it effective in addressing the fundamental issues within the sport?

With athletes left out of the conversation, it’s hard to feel like this is the solution best for them and not one created out of a concern to gain back control from players.

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ESPN boldly predicts that Georgia football will miss the playoff

With the 2025 college football season less than 100 days away, the Georgia Bulldogs are expected to be near the top of the college football world again after winning the SEC championship in 2024. However, some predict that Georgia won’t get anywhere close. In fact, according to a recent ESPN article with a few hot […]

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With the 2025 college football season less than 100 days away, the Georgia Bulldogs are expected to be near the top of the college football world again after winning the SEC championship in 2024. However, some predict that Georgia won’t get anywhere close. In fact, according to a recent ESPN article with a few hot takes and crazy predictions, ESPN doesn’t believe that Georgia will make the College Football Playoff.

“For the better part of three seasons, the Bulldogs seemed invincible,” said David Hale. “Only an injury-plagued one-score loss to Alabama in the 2023 SEC title game might have prevented Georgia from winning three straight national championships.”

Georgia enters the 2025 season with more modest expectations after losing a combined 36 players to the transfer portal and NFL draft this offseason.

“And yet, by the end of 2024, it was clear some of the shine was off the once-dominant program. Carson Beck struggled without much help from his skill positions. The Dawgs lost to Alabama, were whooped by Ole Miss, and nearly fell to Georgia Tech before escaping in eight overtimes,” continued Hale.

Georgia’s season ended with a rough loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. The Bulldogs will look to regroup in 2025, but will have to do so with Gunner Stockton at quarterback and have to replace a ton of departing talent in the trenches.

Georgia had a daunting schedule in 2024, with almost all of the marquee matchups taking place on the road, which something Kirby Smart called out after the SEC championship game. Now, almost all of those top-ranked rematches take place in Athens, but it’s still a tough schedule nonetheless.

Georgia plays five teams in Joel Klatt’s top 25 (No. 2 Texas, No. 9 Alabama, No. 13 Florida, No. 20 Ole Miss and No. 22 Auburn), showing how tough their schedule is expected to be. With the transition at quarterback and the amount of defensive talent Georgia lost from last year, Georgia could be heading towards a rebuilding year.

Then again, there’s a reason why it’s a hot take. Georgia won against three teams (Clemson, Texas (twice), Tennessee) that made the CFP last year, and their two regular season losses came against teams that barely missed (Alabama, Ole Miss).

They also won the SEC despite playing down to competition against Kentucky, Mississippi State, Florida, and Georgia Tech. ESPN’s Heather Dinich also puts Georgia as No. 5 in the section of the “10 projected first-round bye teams” in the same article, so it is clear that they’re playing both sides of the argument. However, there’s definitely mixed preseason expectations for Georgia this fall.

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Will House v. NCAA Settlement Actually Solve the Real Problems With NIL?

The House v. NCAA settlement has placed the world of college sports in an impractical waiting period. The proposed date pending approval is July 1—the same day that marks the start of the 2025-26 athletic fiscal calendar. But there’s not a clear direction for what the enforcement entity will be or look like. Yet, many […]

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Will House v. NCAA Settlement Actually Solve the Real Problems With NIL?