College leaders 'discussing' removing penalty for adding scholarships to non

The way the House settlement is structured, athletic departments must count money from revenue-sharing to scholarships.

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti confirmed there are discussions about changing that.

However, he cautioned that a process to amending the settlement will take a while.

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti confirmed Thursday that leaders in college athletics have discussed amending the revenue-sharing structures created by the House settlement to remove added scholarship investment from the rev-share cap.

Speaking at the start of Big Ten men’s basketball media day, Petitti cautioned that any such change is still in its infancy. But he confirmed the idea has growing support within college athletics, as its leadership class better understands the rami