Livvy Dunne objects House NCAA NIL settlement for not reflecting her value

Livvy Dunne is one of the biggest names to ever come out of college sports when factoring in her talents on the gymnastics mat, her marketability and the fact that she also happens to be dating one of Major League Baseball's rising superstars; Paul Skenes.

Dunne and other NCAA athletes are currently voicing their opinions to the NCAA as a back-and-forth settlement case drags on. While Dunne is still in college competing as a star gymnast, she recently spoke via Zoom on a call during the House v. NCAA hearing that addressed her concerns about the $2.8 billion lawsuit.

Livvy Dunne impacts every space she steps into. Reflecting on her NCAA journey at the forefront of NIL, Dunne said, “There are no footsteps that I followed in… so I’m kinda just writing my own story here.”

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— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) March 25, 2025

One of the major sticking points that the social media star brought up is the fact that the proposed distribution of the the billions is heavily-weighted towards men's athletes. In fact, roughly 90 percent of the back-pay settlement is set to be distributed to men, which she doesn't feel does justice to herself and other female athletes that have competed.

At the moment, Dunne has an NIL value of over $4 million, according to On3.

And while she's certainly one of the biggest names in social media and gymnastics, working with brands like Nautica, Crocs, Planet Fitness, Accelerator and appearing in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, there is something to be said about her sticking up for her fellow female athletes.

Livvy Dunne, objecting to the settlement via Zoom, is specifically objecting to the back-pay distribution (90% to men) and that her back-pay projection was much lower than her actual NIL earnings.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) April 7, 2025

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