A court settlement that would require colleges to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sports.

A Department of Education memo defines NIL as financial aid that must be proportionally available for male and female college athletes.

The U.S. Department of Education has released guidance that says schools must make name, image, and likeness (NIL)-related compensation "proportionately" available.

Last June, a month after the landmark House settlement was agreed to, NCAA president Charlie Baker told a group of athletes and administrators assembled in Atlanta that he'd like to see guidance on a national standard for how Title IX fits into revenue sharing.

The U.S. Department of Education warned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools that payments to athletes for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NIL) implicate the gender equal opportunity requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments,

The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights released a fact sheet on Thursday clarifying the rules of NIL payments and Title IX compliance.