Louisiana colleges have started paying athletes millions. They won’t say who gets how much.

College athletes at public universities across Louisiana are expected to receive at least $20.7 million in compensation this year, records and interviews show, after a landmark NCAA settlement in June allowed them to begin collecting paychecks directly from their schools.

LSU has earmarked $18 million in direct payments to its athletes, a senior athletic administrator said, 90% of which will go to football and men’s basketball players.

Among Louisiana’s remaining public schools, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the University of Louisiana at Monroe and McNeese State have said they’ll pay players more than $2.7 million, according to payroll records and athletic officials for those schools.

The payments are a turning point in college sports.

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