The U.S. Department of Education has officially rescinded a nine-page fact sheet on Title IX guidance that was released last month under the outgoing presidential administration, a move that was anticipated by many within college sports.

Title IX does not apply to name, image and likeness (NIL) deals, the U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday, rescinding the Biden administration's guidance that schools must equitably distribute direct payments to male and female athletes.

The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights walked backed a Biden-era Title IX policy on Wednesday morning.

The Biden guidelines said schools must distribute NIL payments proportionally among male and female student-athletes.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department is scrapping last-minute guidance issued by the Biden administration that threatened to upend colleges’ plans to pay athletes for their name, image and likeness by making those payments subject to federal Title IX rules.

Advocates for victims of sexual violence said the decision would put students at greater risk of harassment while conservative lawmakers and advocates applauded the move, arguing it would make students safer.

The Department of Education cleared a major hurdle for NIL and revenue sharing in a historic reversal of the Title IX adherence ruling.