A federal judge ruled Friday night that the NCAA cannot “limit compensation or benefits related to education” for athletes playing Division I men’s or women’s basketball or Bowl Subdivision football.

Among the items U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken said these athletes may receive are scholarships to complete undergraduate or graduate degrees at any school.

At the same time, however, her ruling prevents athletes from receiving unlimited benefits, as the plaintiffs had hoped.

The NCAA "may continue ... to limit compensation and benefits that are unrelated to education," Wilken ruled. The association also can limit "academic or graduation awards of incentives, provided in cash or cash-equivalent."

She also said that the association may adopt a definition of compensation and benefits that are “related to education.”

The outcome represents a partial victory for plaintiffs who were seeking to have the association’s limits on athletes compensation in favor of allowing conferences to determine what athletes can receive

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2019/03/08/judge-lifts-ncaa-limits-athletes-compensation-related-education/2887122002/