Revenue Sharing

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https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana...f450c1a5f.html

[UL_Cajuns]

good article. I think we are going to be ok.

[fanof71]

Foote is all over it...finally some "controls"

[Cajunrunner]

Someone mind copying and pasting the article here?

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How new revenue-sharing ruling could potentially help some UL programs
BY KEVIN FOOTE | Staff writer Jun 7, 2025 Updated 22 hrs ago
3 min to read
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UL baseball coach Matt Deggs, right, is hoping the court ruling that approved revenue sharing and roster limits will somehow offer mid-major programs like the Cajuns some relief in future roster construction.

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Late Friday night, judge Claudia Wilken granted approval to the House v. NCAA settlement that allows schools to begin directly paying athletes starting July 1.

In recent years, athletes across the country have been receiving huge payments through NIL collectives, which technically were not part of each school’s athletic department.

Under this new system, each school will share revenue with its athletes up to a cap of $20.5 million for the 2025-26 school year.

Schools not in the Power Four conferences won’t approach that cap, but that doesn’t mean the revenue sharing won’t provide structure and clarity.

“We’re excited about this case,” said Trey Frazier, the UL deputy athletic director and RCAF executive director. “We’re going to opt into the revenue-sharing model.”

Prior to the ruling, any payments to add or keep UL athletes had to be raised through the Krewe Allons collective, a volunteer group that created an LLC to assist the athletic department.

In this new format, the process will be more streamlined.

“What that means is we’ll be able to fundraise for dollars through the RCAF,” Frazier said. “That won’t be our only means, but we’ll be able to do some things with ticketing with events and with budgeting. We can fundraise and have a little bit more control over the process, and we think our fan base will appreciate that avenue a little bit more.”

The hope is that the relationships built over time will make fundraising easier.

“If you have a deep-seated relationship with someone from our staff, you’d probably rather just work directly with me in terms of your overall support for the program,” Frazier said. “Plus, it’s tax deductible and you’re getting priority benefits and points and that kind of stuff.”

Frazier said the UL athletic department will reveal more specifics of its revenue-sharing plan in the coming weeks.

Frazier didn’t reveal the exact numbers, but he said each coaching staff would know soon what revenue-sharing figures it has for recruiting.

“It’ll be more like every year when we sit down with the coaches, you have more like a budgeted number,” Frazier said. “They’re going to know that some of that is fundraised and some of it is budgeted, but they know they’ll have X dollars to work with.”

Another interesting part of the settlement is roster limits. The ruling set roster limits of 105 for football, 15 for men’s and women’s basketball, 34 for baseball and 25 for softball.

Baseball and softball programs have been under the 11.7-scholarship rule for decades, but now they can offer up to 34 baseball and 25 softball scholarships.

Programs with financial restraints likely won't reach those roster limits but there is more flexibility.

“I obviously don’t know what other teams in the Sun Belt are going to do, but I could guess that baseball programs at Coastal (Carolina) and Southern Miss probably aren’t going to have 11.7 scholarships next year," Frazier said. “So yes, we need to make sure that we’re supporting baseball and softball by using that example at a rate that’s competitive in the Sun Belt. You could see how you’d be at a competitive disadvantage if you were at 11.7 and somebody else had say 20 scholarships, plus whatever they’re doing with revenue sharing and NIL.”

UL baseball coach Matt Deggs hopes the ruling will provide some relief for mid-major programs, whether intended or not.

“NIL is going to be flipped upside down a little bit for most programs with revenue sharing now,” Deggs said. “It’ll be a little more cut and dried with a budget that we can supplement guys with. That’s what the game will be moving forward for every school.”

With the hiring of new men’s basketball coach Quannas White, Frazier hopes the attendance and fundraising will escalate for that program over the next year and build upon the promising first roster put together by White’s staff.

“People are excited, for sure,” Frazier said. “I’d be pretty disappointed if attendance doesn’t grow and support doesn’t grow at a pretty good rate this year. Hopefully, the team will have the success we’re hoping for and it could really jump from there.

“Almost every person I talk to is saying, ‘Yeah, I’m going to get some season tickets,' or 'I’m excited and going to come to more games.' ”

Another part of the ruling is that any NIL deals of $600 or more must be approved by a clearinghouse.

Football-wise, the Cajuns likely won’t move much above the 85 scholarship players on the 105-man roster.

[Cajunrunner]

Thank you, sir! You are a scholar and a gentleman.

[cjr3888]

Get ready for more lawsuits, especially over the part that NIL deals need to be approved by a clearing house. Remember, this is the schools that agreed to this, not the athletes.

[Cajunrunner]

Get ready for more lawsuits, especially over the part that NIL deals need to be approved by a clearing house. Remember, this is the schools that agreed to this, not the athletes.

At some point the athletes who continue to be disgruntled need to just seek out avenues to compete in a league that has nothing to do with universities if they don't really want to participate in college itself and see zero value in a free education.

They're now about to get compensation from "sponsors" or whatever, which was previously against NCAA rules. Go make all the money you want that way, or unenroll from college if you're still unhappy.

[ColaCajun]

No disrespect to Trey Frazier (fantastic guy with a big future), but why is he speaking to media on this matter and not our Athletics Director?

[MarlinMan3]

At some point the athletes who continue to be disgruntled need to just seek out avenues to compete in a league that has nothing to do with universities if they don't really want to participate in college itself and see zero value in a free education.

They're now about to get compensation from "sponsors" or whatever, which was previously against NCAA rules. Go make all the money you want that way, or unenroll from college if you're still unhappy.

Great point. I seem to recall another method used by some countries to avoid amateurism rules in the olympics