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# UW AD Pat Chun: Washington Athletics Narrows House Settlement Money to 5 Teams
- URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/washington-huskies-pat-chun-house-settlement-money/
- Published: 2025-06-19T04:23:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T06:19:50.000Z
- Author: Aaron Coe
- Tags: Washington Football, Huskies, House settlement, Jedd Fisch, Pat Chun

SEATTLE, Wash. — University of Washington athletic director Pat Chun met with local media on Wednesday and confirmed what the [Emerald City Spectrum surmised in a June 13 story](https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/home/washington-huskies-house-settlement-nil-impact). 

Not all Washington sports teams will benefit from athlete revenue sharing. 

The $20.5 million college programs are allowed to share with athletes will be distributed primarily to football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, softball and volleyball at UW. Schools are not required to pay the full $20.5 million, but UW plans to participate fully in a revenue-sharing plan that was part of a House settlement that was approved on June 6\. Athletes from most sports will miss out on a piece of the revenue pie at UW, where 17 Division 1 varsity sports are most likely to be left out under the current plan. This is the trend at most school that have announced a specific plan. 

Chun declined to specify how the funds would be distributed among the five programs. 

“What happens between all that — we’ll keep that proprietary,” said Chun, who was hired away from Washington State in March of 2024\. “We have some strategic decisions to make about what gets allocated where.”

Head football coach Jedd Fisch said during an appearance on 93.3 KJR Radio last week that football players will receive 75% of the funds, which is the maximum allowed by the House settlement. Chun indicated that the football program brings in approximately 95% of the athletic department revenue through its media deals and gameday attendance. Several Big Ten programs have announced, or at least hinted, that they will max out football. 

For decades, the income from football has paid for most of the athletic department's expenses for the other sports programs. Because a larger portion of funds are now staying with football, some sports teams have been cut completely at universities, while others — such as track & field at Washington State — have been dramatically slashed. Chun believes each school will have decisions to make as far as which programs receive revenue share and how many scholarships are offered. 

Chun, however, welcomes a more regulated era that his department can plan around. 

“I believe that the House settlement — provided we can operate out of the settlement — does give us a better chance to support our 22 programs,” Chun said. “An unregulated environment was unmanageable. The University of Washington believes if there’s rules, regulations, we’ll operate better in it, specifically to how we fund our athletic program.”

For now, none of the 22 Division 1 Huskies sports are on the chopping block after a 2025-26 budget was recently approved by the UW Board of Regents, and Chun indicated that cutting sports was not considered.

“Those discussions have not happened on our campus,” Chun said. 

While the House settlement allows for the potential of additional scholarships for most teams — football can offer as many as 105 as opposed to the prior limit of 85, for example — Chun said UW will keep the current scholarship caps in place. He did not specify what it might look like beyond the next school year. Like most programs, UW will have to feel its way through the post-settlement era, which is likely to include appeals and further lawsuits against the NCAA and perhaps individual institutions.

Once schools determine which programs receive revenue sharing and how much, the next step is figuring how much individual players receive. While contracts from public institutions can be subject to public records requests, those will likely include fully redacted names and contract terms. Christian Caple of “On Montlake” reported that he received 43 NIL licensing agreements from UW that were signed between Dec. 1 - March 4, but all names, contract terms and dates were redacted, citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). So, don’t expect contract reveals like we see for professional athletes any time soon. 

The next step for Chun, Fisch, the rest of the athletic department, and new NIL-based “Dawgs Unleashed” program is to add to the revenue share money with true Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals for athletes. Chun echoed Fisch, saying that schools in large markets like Seattle will have opportunities with large businesses in the area. Neither, though, have indicated how much headway has been made into these somewhat uncharted waters — only that there is plenty of water out there. 

“We’ve always looked at revenue share as really the most appropriate step in our industry,” Chun said. “We do believe that we’re well-positioned in Seattle, because in our new environment, real name, image and likeness opportunities do not count against the (House settlement revenue share) cap.”