In yet another blow to the NCAA’s view of college sports, the 3rd circuit in Philadelphia has ruled that college athletes can be considered employees.
The short-term impact this will have is unclear, as appeals are a virtual certainty. A concurring opinion noted that such a determination could have disparate impacts on athletes, depending on the sport they’re in and the level, with programs with a large number of non-revenue sports and schools in lower NCAA divisions likely to see this as a reason to drop (some) sports.