The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state of affairs, focusing on the NIL guidance and policies coming directly from the NCAA; the various passed and amended state NIL laws; and NIL enforcement, including how the NCAA, state attorneys general, and other regulators may investigate and punish schools for NIL violations.

In this installment, Troutman Pepper attorneys Cal Stein, Tim Bado, and Pat Zancolli discuss the September 5 hearing on the proposed House settlement by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilkin. This episode analyzes the court's concerns and what schools should be doing while the settlement remains unresolved.

Specific topics include:

• Summary of the hearing on the House settlement (3:08);
• Judge Wilken's concerns with the House settlement (6:11);
• Interplay between Title IX and the House settlement (9:58);
• What happens next and will the settlement structure remain the same? (13:16); and
• What should schools be doing while the settlement is in limbo? (16:09).