A trial scheduled in Los Angeles this month has been delayed while the settlement is being completed, plaintiffs attorney Stephen Morrissey said Friday. He would not divulge details of the proposed agreement.

"When the settlement is completed, it will become public record," Morrissey said.

Morrissey said court approval of a settlement was not imminent, adding the process typically takes a few months.

The class-action suit was filed in February 2006 on behalf of former football players Jason White of Stanford and Brian Polak of UCLA and former University of San Francisco basketball player Jovan Harris.

It contended the NCAA limits on scholarships, which cover only tuition, books, housing and meals, are an unlawful restraint of trade because of the billions of dollars generated from TV, radio, licensing and other agreements through major college basketball and football.

The limits "deny a legitimate share of the tremendous benefits of their enterprise to the student athletes who make the big business of big-time college sports possible," the suit contended.

The NCAA did not immediately return a call from the Associated Press.

By the NCAA's own estimate, athletes on full scholarships pay an average of $2,500 a year in out-of-pocket expenses, the suit said.

At the time the suit was filed, NCAA spokesman Erik Christianson said the association's guidelines allow athletes on full or partial scholarships to work part time and to receive additional aid based on need or academic merit.

"When we take all of that into consideration, we believe these claims don't have any merit," Christianson said at that time.