The College Sports Commission (CSC) reports that its College Athlete Payment System recorded about $1.8 billion in direct payments to college athletes in the first year under revenue sharing. One outlet cites the figure at roughly $1.77 billion, while another reports approximately $1.8 billion.
The CSC also says the payment records include more than $1.975 billion in direct payments from schools to athletes, according to its College Athletes Payment System. Both reports reference the same CSC tracking platform, but they emphasize different totals, likely reflecting how payment figures are counted or categorized across the reporting period.
Together, the coverage indicates that recorded school-to-athlete payments reach the $1.8 billion range in the program’s initial year, with the CSC additionally highlighting a higher aggregate direct-payment amount reported through its system. Further details about the breakdown of payments are not included in the provided excerpts.
