There was a chance that the NCAA house settlement was going to be approved on Wednesday. It is something that the NCAA has been working on for several months now as they try to get a framework of rules for future seasons established.
Unfortunately, the settlement was rejected by the judge, who cited the indicated roster limits as the reason why. Now, the NCAA will have to change those limits or figure out something else in order for this to get approved. Otherwise, the whole process starts all over again.
This settlement will have implications for the Ohio State football program. Ross Bjork has been keeping his eye on what has been happening in Washington D.C. as this is being done. So what happens now that the settlement was not approved?
How the rejection of the NCAA house settlement affects the Ohio State football program
Ryan Day has been anticipating this. There is a reason that he and his staff have been offering far more scholarships than normal in both traditional recruiting and in the transfer portal. He knows that roster limits are going to increase, meaning he can have more players.
That is the biggest implication of this failed settlement. It was widely thought that 105 was going to be the new roster limit, but it looks like it might be even more. That means that the Buckeyes would be able to properly get depth at every position on the team.
Right now, everyone is in a holding pattern. No one knows when the settlement will be restructured so that a judge will approve it. Until then, programs across the country will keep operating under the assumption that most everything else is set except for the roster limits.
Right now, the Ohio State Buckeyes don't need to worry about anything. They just need to focus on getting better.