The House v. NCAA settlement that most in college sports expected to already be approved, is still delayed, and its status is causing uncertainty around college athletics, even for Alabama football. Speaking Tuesday at SEC spring meetings in Miramar Beach, Fl., Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer was asked how the situation was impacting his team, especially in recruiting.

The holdup over settlement approval stems from federal judge Claudia Wilkins’ desire to change the roster limits in the settlement, at least grandfathering in current walk-ons. The original settlement would have eliminated walk-ons altogether, substituting roster limits for the current system of scholarship limits.

“We have a full team on campus right now,” DeBoer said. “And I believe a lot of those guys who are walk-ons actually had their name in the portal, because they have to be able to adjust. We’ve fortunately got some guys that really want to be at Alabama in those walk-on roles. And if the roster size was reduced, they and we would have to adjust accordingly.”

The settlement, if approved, would see schools sharing revenue with players in various sports. It would alter the current NIL system as well, with more oversight.

Deboer did say that the uncertainty was impacting his conversations with recruits.

“Those conversations are tricky when you don’t know the parameters you’re playing with,” DeBoer said. “But I feel confident we’ve got an understanding, a little bit, of the baseline, if this goes through, and that’s really what we’re working on at this point.”

SEC spring meetings is set to continue through Thursday in Florida. The settlement will be a major topic of conversation, along with potential new College Football Playoff formats, whether the league will move to a nine-game conference schedule for football, and potential changes to its championship game weekend.

Speaking Monday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said the league will have plans whether or not the House settlement is approved.

“I think we’ve prepared as well as anytime something is new,” Sankey said. “Iv’e said this, there’s going to be turbulence. There’s going to be questions to be answered, and our time frame is compressed.”

The final approval could come at any time from Wilkins, from Tuesday onward.