The recently approved House v. NCAA settlement is facing its first challenge, CBS Sports confirms. As first reported by Front Office Sports, a collection of women's sports athletes are planning to appeal the court decision,

Local sports attorney Fritz Metzinger joined WGNO Sports Zone to discuss the recent House vs. NCAA settlement.

FSU Athletic Director Michael Alford is in favor of the recently approved NCAA House settlement, but has concerns about enforcement of new guidelines.

The appeal will not impact revenue sharing — slated to start July 1 — but will pause the back-pay damages portion of the settlement.

In their first extensive comments since Judge Claudia Wilken approved the House v. NCAA settlement last week, the commissioners of the five listed defendants -- the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC -- expressed hope that the new revenue-sharing world it created will bring stability to what has been a tremendous period of upheaval within college athletics.

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Athletic Director Candice Story Lee believe the university is well-positioned for this new era of college sports.

The Energy and Commerce, Judiciary and Education and Workforce committees plan to introduce a set of bills in pursuit of the NCAA's goals.

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