The appeal will not impact revenue sharing — slated to start July 1 — but will pause the back-pay damages portion of the settlement.

Now that the long-awaited college athletics decision is final, the Badgers are poised to put their plan for this new era in motion.

Judge Claudia Wilken approval includes nearly $2.8 billion in back damages for former and current athletes and a $20.5 million cap for each D-I school.