'Creating havoc everywhere' — House-NCAA settlement causing crunch for Olympic sports as roster limits come into focus

New roster limits are expected to lead to the elimination of thousands of Division I roster spots.

The new roster limits make up most of the formal objections that athletes are filing with the court as part of the settlement’s objection process.

The House settlement features two primary parts: The $2.77 billion in back-damage pay that will be distributed over the next decade .

The NCAA and power conferences agreed to expand upon scholarships as part of the settlement.

Schools are now permitted, not required, to scholarship every player on a roster.

Many of those did not previously exist.

At Texas , coach Bob Bowman says he’ll need to cut about 19 swimmers and divers to reach the SEC ’s conference-wide limit of 22 .

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney , a former walk-on, has called for the creation of a practice squad.

Big East commissioner Val Ackerman penned a letter to the NCAA requesting the issue be reexamined.

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua hopes the NCAA and power conference commissioners would phase in the roster structure.