Court filings say the NCAA reached a settlement with the states, which will include a request for a permanent injunction preventing the NCAA from enforcing NIL rules

The NCAA has settled the lawsuit with the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia and other states over its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation for recruits.

Tennessee’s legal fight against the NCAA’s NIL rules has ended in victory, as a settlement permanently removes recruiting restrictions for athletes.

The NCAA and the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit brought by the states in 2024 that challenged the NCAA’s rules banning name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation from being used as a recruiting inducement,