If approved by a judge, the NCAA will stop enforcing rules prohibiting NIL from being used as a recruiting inducement.

Tennessee, a coalition of states and the National Collegiate Athletics Association finalized a settlement agreement Monday after a lawsuit over the association's rules surrounding recruiting and how student-athletes can make money from their names,

Prospective college athletes now have an even easier path toward securing lucrative deals for their name, image and likeness. Per ESPN's Dan Murphy, as part of a legal settlement on Monday, the NCAA agreed to permanently eliminate a rule that prohibited athletes from negotiating NIL deals until after they enroll in college,

The No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats take on the Troy Trojans in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Friday's matchup is the first this season between the two squads.