Reports: College Sports Commission New Ruling Regarding NIL Collectives

Updated 07/24/2025 for new context.

A new statement from a College Sports Commission spokesperson was sent this morning to RedRaiderSports.com:

“A spokesperson for the defendant conferences and the CSC said conversations with class counsel remain ongoing. A formal statement will be issued when the issue has been resolved.”

What Happened?

In an article from FootballScoop.com’s Zach Barnett, he wrote that the CSC (College Sports Commission) will now allow collectives to make deals with student-athletes. This comes just 21 days after the House Settlement began, following its approval from California Judge Claudia Wilken on June 6th. The Clearing House also issued a guidance prior to this decision that collectives did not satisfy a “valid business” purpose, therefore all deals would be struck down from said collectives.

What This Means

According to Zach Barnett’s article, this will allow collectives to immediately start issuing deals to student-athletes through the Clearing House. This means players will again be able to be paid via collectives, which will not count towards a school’s salary cap. Although collectives can pay student-athletes again, these deals will still have to go through the Clearing House’s approval. These moves come after multiple power conferences threatened lawsuits against the CSC if these collectives could not clear deals to student-athletes according to FootballScoop.com.

Ultimately…

This will send college athletics back to a similar state before the House Settlement began. Collectives will now be permitted to pay student-athletes, which once again, will not be counted towards a school’s salary cap. This displays how the House Settlement, and college athletics is always alternating behind the scenes.