For last fifty-nine months, it was a legal tug of war—filled with twists, powerful voices, and a shifting understanding of fairness in college sports. At the heart of it all: House v. NCAA , a trio of federal antitrust lawsuits accusing the NCAA of capping what athletes could earn. Then came a rare moment on April 7. Olivia Dunne—one of the highest-profile faces of college athletics—appeared virtually during the settlement hearing to make her voice heard. Her issue wasn’t about whether athletes should be paid retroactively. It was about how . Two months later, Olivia’s plea has been heard…
“This settlement doesn’t come close to recognizing the value I lost,” Dunne had said. She argued that the math behind the deal severely underestimated her true earning potential. Li