May 12, 2025
Locked On Women’s Basketball: Checking in on the college game
By The Next
Heidrick: 'Very uncertain times as these institutions across the country try to navigate what this settlement is going to look like'
On the latest episode of Locked On Women’s Basketball, host Missy Heidrick reminds listeners that there are always reasons to check in on the college game. She goes through the NIL settlement, coaching changes, transfer portal shakeups, and other factors that are affecting the college game these days.
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Heidrick opens the show by catching listeners up on the NIL lawsuit that’s currently hanging in the balance in the NCAA. “Essentially,” Heidrick explains, “[the settlement] laid out a plan for the NCAA institutions that opt in to be able to compensate student athletes directly, starting with the 25-26 schoolyear.” Heidrick then goes onto catch listeners up on the updates to the suit that came out this week. The settlement faces some changes, and it is unclear whether or not the judge presiding over the case will accept them.
Later on, Heidrick goes into more depth about the settlement and and what it could mean for mid-sized and smaller schools. “Very uncertain times as these institutions all across the country try to navigate what this settlement is going to look like,” Heidrick says. “You have to have stability at the top.”
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Heidrick closes out the show by talking about coaching changes and what they mean for the NCAA landscape as it shifts in the offseason. She talks through a few big coaching changes, like the ones at Arizona, Utah, and Georgia Tech. “We all know, coaching is about the right fit,” Heidrick says. “Just as we think about it for a student athlete and finding the right program, you’ve got to find the right fit.”
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