By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
A federal judge has granted final approval to the NCAA’s $303 million settlement with volunteer coaches.
U.S. District Judge William Shubb gave the final go-ahead to the settlement terms on Monday after granting preliminary approval in January.
As part of the settlement, the NCAA will compensate almost 8,000 current and former coaches for unpaid wages. The average class member is expected to receive around $39,000.
The payment structure, which was finalized in February, will see the NCAA pay $101 million annually for three years (2026–2028), with 60% ($60.6 million) coming from reductions to NCAA Division I revenue distributions and 40% ($40.4 million) coming from the NCAA national office.
See how coaches can calculate their compensation here.The original lawsuit, representing 7,700 volunteer college coaches, alleged the NCAA engaged in illegal wage fixing under a rule that prohibited schools from paying them.
The coaches claimed that the organization fixed their compensation at $0, suppressing competition for their labor, which they alleged violates U.S. antitrust law.
“I would say, personally, this is a very satisfying case,” said attorney Dennis Stewart, who is representing the class, according to Courthouse News Service. “We’re happy we’re going to see them get paid.”
The case was originally filed in March 2023, shortly before the NCAA removed volunteer coaching positions.
The class includes any volunteer coach who worked for a Division I athletic program other than baseball at any point from March 17, 2019, to June 20, 2023. Baseball is excluded because, in November 2022, baseball coaches filed a similar lawsuit and reached a settlement with the NCAA in 2025 for $49.25 million.
Former volunteer coaches are able to submit a claim for compensation up until June 2, 2026, here.
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