The final hearing conducted by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken from the third floor of the Oakland Courthouse on Monday, April 7 began a two-month whirlwind that ultimately concluded Friday, June 6 with the NCAA's House settlement's approval.

A combination of school policies and state laws dictates what deals athletes can make. The NCAA has allowed universities to establish guidelines for their athletes in states that do not have laws outlining the parameters for designing NIL deals. Athletes only earned NIL benefits through outside parties, not through universities.

In the first Congressional hearing since the House v. NCAA settlement was approved, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce convened to debate a Republican-led proposal aimed at granting broad but ill-defined “liability protections” to the NCAA,