Lawyers involved in a proposed settlement of athlete-compensation antitrust cases against the NCAA and power conferences filed documents with judge.

A U.S. judge on Monday gave tentative approval to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's landmark $2.7 billion settlement agreement to compensate student athletes for past and future commercial use of their names,

The deal would put millions of dollars into the pockets of college athletes, who can begin applying for payment on Oct. 18.

A federal judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to a multi-billion-dollar settlement of three athlete-compensation antitrust cases.

A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the pockets of college athletes,

If finalized, the deal would allow the biggest schools to establish a pool of about $21.5 million in the first year to distribute to athletes.

Despite signaling disapproval last month with key settlement terms—especially regarding regulation of name, image and likeness (NIL) deals connected to boosters and collectives—U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken on Monday preliminarily approved a multibillion-dollar settlement to resolve the House,