U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken will not rule on the House settlement following today's hearing as she indicated she will "throw it back on [the lawyers] to find something workable, something consistent" with respect to the third party and booster restrictions, adding: "I think it seems to me likely enough that there will be a settlement." Following these comments, NCAA counsel Rakesh Kilaru: "We have to talk about whether we have a deal." During the hearing, Wilken suggested she would give preliminary approval to the Hubbard portion of the case and is "reluctant to stay Fontenot case," while encouraging the NCAA to request the Colorado judge overseeing that case to delay Fontenot. Fox Sports' Bryan Fischer adds: "NCAA counsel says they don’t want to finalize Hubbard settlement without doing House. House plaintiffs say it’s not an issue." (link, link, link)