In their first extensive comments since Judge Claudia Wilken approved the House v. NCAA settlement last week, the commissioners of the five listed defendants -- the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC -- expressed hope that the new revenue-sharing world it created will bring stability to what has been a tremendous period of upheaval within college athletics.

Conference commissioners Jim Phillips, Greg Sankey, Tony Petitti, Brett Yormark and Teresa Gould spoke on next steps following the landmark House v. NCAA settlement. Michael Cohen has the story.

A federal judge in California gave final approval to the $2.8 billion settlement between the NCAA, major conferences and former players. As a result, schools will be able to directly pay athletes.