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Again, I will attempt to be clear, and I'll even copy-paste directly from your link.
There will be NEW benefits (things that have to be agreed upon in the settlement) added to EXISTING benefits (scholarships). And the NCAA can adjust its scholarship benefits whenever they want, this part would NOT need to be approved in the legal settlement. Thus the NCAA can begin some of the "increased benefits (new & existing)" even before the lawsuit is settled.
- The new benefits that may be made available to student-athletes would be in addition to the myriad benefits currently provided to student-athletes, including free tuition, room & board, educational grants, academic support and tutoring, medical and mental health resources & support, nutrition resources & support, life skills development, superior coaching and training and extended medical coverage after they stop competing. Adding these existing benefits together with the benefits to be available under the new model, many A5 schools would be providing nearly 50 percent of athletics revenue to their student-athletes.