The NCAA’s House settlement era has launched, with athletic programs across the country free to start paying millions to their athletes in the biggest change in the history of college athletics.

The revenue-sharing era, created by the approval of the House v. NCAA settlement, officially kicked off on Tuesday. UTEP has opted into the settlement for the 2025-26 academic year. “The UTEP Miners have opted in.

The NCAA House settlement, which was approved on June 13 by a federal judge in California, sets the stage for a tidal wave of confusion.