A court settlement that would require colleges to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sports.

U.S. Department of Education defines NIL as financial aid that must be proportional for male and female athletes

The U.S. Department of Education published a memo on Thursday providing guidance regarding name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation and its

The nine-page memo from the department’s Office for Civil Rights said NIL money that goes to athletes should be treated the same as athletic financial aid — i.e., scholarships. It’s a position that, if it remains in place after President-elect Donald Trump takes office, could upend plans that many schools are making for next school year.

OCR’s Title IX guidance reshapes college athletics by requiring proportional NIL revenue sharing between male and female athletes, challenging budgets.

There are persuasive arguments that Title IX ought to apply to distributions from the NCAA's pending settlement to resolve the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations. But just because a Department of Education says Title IX applies,