Black athletes have been essential in building Division I basketball and football into a multi-billion-dollar industry. The NCAA is on the brink of settling two cases for approximately $2.8 billion in connection with certain antitrust claims involving name, image, and likeness. Due to limited advertising specifically to Black audiences, the settlement threatens to leave some deserving Black athletes with nothing. The estimated average payment for each football and men’s basketball player is $91,000, up to $280,000.
If you are, or know, a Black college athlete who played Division I sports, including basketball or football between 2016 and 2024, the athlete must register their claim either online or by mail by Jan. 31, 2025, to help ensure the correct recovery. Football and basketball athletes from Power 5 schools and Notre Dame on full scholarship will only need to update their contact information on the website and select their method of payment. They only need to file a claim form if they believe some of their information is inaccurate and to select their method of payment. All other Division I athletes must complete a claim form by Jan. 31, 2025, in order to receive a payment.
You can register your claims for both cases online at www.collegeathletecompensation.com.
And this claims website contains a detailed description of the proposed settlements, including copies of certain court orders and submissions by the parties to the case. The opt-out date is also Jan. 31, 2025.
According to the claims website the following tasks are needed. Please login with your Claim ID and PIN. As an alternative, you can also login using your NCAA Eligibility Center ID. If for any reason you are unable to login with your NCAA Eligibility ID number or your Claim ID and PIN, then select “No” when asked “Do you have a Claim ID and PIN, or a NCAA Eligibility Center ID?” and submit your claim form by typing “Unknown” in the NCAA Eligibility Center ID box. Or you can contact admin@collegeathletecompensation.com to request your Claim ID and PIN, or your NCAA Eligibility Center ID. However, if you do not have the time, consider completing your claim form by answering “No” and submitting your claim form by Jan. 31, 2025. (Without a Claim ID and PIN or NCAA Eligibility ID number the website will not give you an estimate of your payment. You may still want to complete the claim forms so as to preserve your right to any correct or eligible payment. Including by selecting a method of payment.)
You can also submit claim forms by printing them and mailing them to the Settlement Administrator (address below) with a postmark of no later than Jan. 31, 2025. You can access printable versions at ncco_poc_web_house_250115.pdf and ncco_poc_web_hubbard_250115.pdf.
Answers to frequently asked questions are located at https://collegeathletecompensation.com/house-frequently-asked-questions.aspx
If you have any questions about the claims process, please contact the claims administrator, but your claim form must be submitted by Jan. 31, 2025.
College Athlete Compensation Settlement
Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 301134
Los Angeles, CA 90030-1134
Phone: 1 (877) 514-1777
Email: admin@collegeathletecompensation.com
Bradford Edwards LLP is a Black owned law firm based in New York and Los Angeles. The firm specializes in corporate litigation and is a member of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms. We are distributing this press release as a public service so that Division I athletes who wish to participate in the proposed settlement may do so. This release does not contain legal advice. The court approved lawyers representing the class of Division I athletes who are eligible for settlement payments are identified on the claims website identified above.
Contact: Denver G. Edwards
