MM 1.8: Maryland athletics to share $20.5 million of revenue with student-athletes

This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.

Starting in the 2025-26 season, Maryland athletics will pay its student athletes directly. The department will share the maximum-allowable amount of $20.5 million of its revenue with student-athletes, athletics director Damon Evans announced Tuesday.

The “vast majority” of the amount will be spent on the three “revenue-producing sports” — football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball — according to the release.

Maryland will also pay $1.5 million annually for the next 10 years to former student-athletes, as a result of preliminary approval on the settlement in the House v. NCAA case, an antitrust lawsuit set to pay $2.8 billion worth of damages back to former athletes if finalized. The athletics department will take on $25 million in new expenses each year due to the settlement, Evans said.

In other news

Ben Messinger previewed No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball’s game against No. 4 USC Wednesday.

Ryan Martin recapped how all former Maryland football players performed in Week 18 of the NFL regular season.

Maryland men’s basketball’s Derik Queen was named to the Wooden Award Top 25 Watch List Tuesday.

Maryland men’s lacrosse released its 2025 schedule Tuesday.

Three Maryland football players were named CSC Academic All-District.

Maryland wrestling has six players individually ranked.