Judge Rejects Houston Christian’s Objection to NCAA’s $2.77 Billion Antitrust Settlement Agreement

A federal judged has denied the first objection to a $2.77 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits facing the NCAA and five power conferences, ruling against Houston Christian University’s motion to intervene on Wednesday.

The small private school that has been a member of NCAA’s Division I since 2013 has been the only school to object to the preliminary agreement since it was announced in May. The full term sheet of the settlement is expected to be filed with the U.S. District Court in Northern California by Friday, an attorney for the plaintiffs’ told AP on Tuesday.

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