Lawyers for the NCAA case suggested a big change on Wednesday about how many players can be on a team. They said that players who lost their place could play again. These players would not be counted in the new team limits as long as they are still allowed to play in college.

Lawyers told the court that schools should make lists of students they did not choose for teams, because a new plan was coming.

These students, called "Designated Student-Athletes," can be invited back to try to get a place on the team, but it is not guaranteed, or they can go to different schools.

So, these athletes will not be part of the new team rules. These rules were announced last year and a judge said they were okay.

The idea would also help young players who were promised a place but then lost it. This help would continue as long as they can play in college.

Wilken agreed to the main parts of the deal. This deal means each school can give up to $20.5 million each year to their athletes. Also, over $2.7 billion will be paid to players from the past. These players said the NCAA unfairly stopped them from making money from their name, picture, and image.

The newest plan was made after two weeks of hard work. This happened because Wilken told the lawyers for both sides to talk again. He said the rules about how many players could be on the team in the first plan were not okay.

The plan wants to change the rules for sports teams. Now, teams can give a certain number of scholarships. For example, football can give 85 scholarships, and wrestling can give about 10. The new rule will limit the number of players on a team instead. Football teams can have 105 players, and wrestling teams can have 30 players. Schools can still give scholarships to all players, but it will be expensive. Because of this, many people think some players will not get a scholarship.

Wilken felt sorry for the many players who lost their places on the teams when schools got ready to follow the rules of the agreement. About twelve players shared what happened to them at a meeting on April 7.

Wilken asked the lawyers to change that part of the agreement. The NCAA said no at first, because changing things now would cause more problems. Wilken said they must do it or the whole plan could fail.

The lawyers for the people who sued said they did even better than Wilken. They helped schools take back players they had cut, and this did not count against their team limit. They also made it possible for new schools to use this rule.

The people who started the lawsuit said in their court paper that they think the new parts of the agreement are more than the court asked for.

The lawyers said the athletes might not get their places on the team back.

They wrote that the new rules do not stop schools from choosing their players. This is how it has always been. The changes mean that players who lose their place because of the new limits will be in the same situation as if there were no limits. The limits do not affect them.

The judge will probably give people who are against the plan a short time to write down their new reasons before she makes her final decision. Steve Berman, one of the main lawyers for the people who started the case, said this week that those who don't like the plan will not be happy with the new idea.

Time is running out for the NCAA and its many schools with many athletes. The new rules should start in July, and football practice starts soon after.