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Radford president announces university will opt in to NCAA settlement, citing competitiveness and direct payments to athletes
Summary
After an athletics briefing on the NCAA class‑action settlement and NIL mechanics, Radford’s president announced the university will opt in to the settlement to permit direct payments to student athletes; trustees then moved to closed session for legal consultation.
Radford University’s leadership announced it will opt in to a recent NCAA class‑action settlement, a move the president framed as necessary to preserve the competitiveness of athletic programs and to allow the university to directly compensate student athletes.
Athletics leaders told the Board of Visitors that the settlement and associated NCAA changes create new options — and new demands — for institutions. Robert (the athletics leader who presented the item) summarized the settlement’s practical effects: opting in would permit Radford to pay athletes directly rather than rely on third‑party collectives, allow the…
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