How NCAA settlement could impact new sports facilities for Georgia and the SEC

Nearly $179 million in major facility upgrades to athletic venues are slated to be completed at the University of Georgia over the next eight months. UGA athletic director Josh Brooks is glad that the majority of that construction is done as athletic departments assess how nearly $2.8 billon in NCAA proposed settlements in three antitrust cases with past and current athletes and additional future payments to athletes will affect their bottom lines going forward. “That’s been a very common statement from a lot of athletic departments that the days of...