The groundbreaking case leading to the transformation of college sports in the United States comes nearly five years after Arizona State swimmer Grant House and Oregon basketball player Sedona Prince filed a complaint against the NCAA and the five most powerful conferences alleging they were unfairly being denied of pay for use of their name,

A federal judge in California gave final approval to the $2.8 billion settlement between the NCAA, major conferences and former players. As a result, schools will be able to directly pay athletes.