NCAA, leagues sign off on $2.8 billion plan to set stage for dramatic change across college sports – Baltimore Sun

By RALPH D. RUSSO (AP College Football Writer)The NCAA and the nation’s five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025…