Revenue sharing could be right around the corner in college athletics.

So long as the House settlement is approved in April, schools, including the University of Alabama, will be able to share revenue with its players starting this summer.

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer seems optimistic about it based on what he told On3 in a recent interview, mainly because of the regulatory body that is expected to enforce the revenue-sharing rules. Right now, in the current NIL era of college football, there has been no regulatory body. Courts have kept the NCAA from doing so.

“People that want to be aligned with your vision, and then come to a place like Alabama that has the resources, the tradition,” DeBoer told On3. “The regulation and having a more balanced playing field helps our situation. It allows us to get where it was at one point just a few years back. Where recruiting is real recruiting, not just someone who’s gonna put in the highest bid.”

Alabama signed the No. 3 2025 recruiting class, behind only Texas and Georgia, per the 247Sports Composite rankings. That included quarterback Keelon Russell, the No. 2 overall prospect in the class.

DeBoer is entering his second season with the Crimson Tide. Alabama is set to begin spring practice next week with A-Day scheduled for Saturday, April 12.

Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.