The NCAA Division I Board of Directors proposed the removal of 153 rules from its handbook on Monday, including rules that prevented schools from directly sharing financial benefits with athletes, per ESPN's Heather Dinich.

The landscape of college sports is rapidly changing and a massive legal settlement expected to be finalized over the summer could cement those changes.

What if college athletes didn’t just earn endorsements—but paychecks directly from their schools? That’s the new frontier the NCAA is eyeing. In a groundbreaking move, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors has proposed allowing direct financial payments to student-athletes,

Among the changes, which will eliminate 150 NCAA rules and alter many others: • Schools will now be allowed to pay athletes directly out of their athletic revenue pools, rather than through third parties (or under the table, as was the case in the pre-NIL era).

With Judge Claudia Wilken’s decision on the landmark House case expected soon, NCAA leaders conditionally approve rule changes to align with the pending settlement.