Friday, June 6 was a landmark day for college sports. Judge Claudia Wilken approved the House vs. NCAA settlement , allowing schools to share revenue directly with athletes for the first time.

In a statement on Saturday afternoon, Auburn athletic director John Cohen confirmed that Auburn will fully participate in paying athletes,

“Auburn is fully funding revenue sharing, a $20.5 million investment,” the statement read. “Auburn will also allocate 113.8 additional scholarships year-over-year, at a projected cost of $5.49 million.”

Cohen told AL.com in February that the university has been making budgetary preparations for large scale changes since he was in discussions for the AD job back in 2022. Now, that reality is here.

“To pay for these investments, every member of our department

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