A new era of college athletics is beginning after a federal judge approved a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement last week that will drastically change the way college sports operate. The decision removes outdated amateurism rules from college sports and allows schools to begin paying their athletes directly.

the NCAA has agreed to provide $2.8 billion in back pay to current and former college athletes while allowing schools to pay athletes directly for the first time.

“I’m about to get paid,” Moore said a Division I football player told her. “Yes, you are about to get paid, and a lot of your women athlete friends are about to get cut,” she responded.