IARP Panel Issues University of Memphis Decision
Over three years since the NCAA began investigating the University of Memphis men’s basketball team over former athlete and current...
LEGAL ANALYSIS
What's the Latest on Conference Realignment?
After the news that Texas and Oklahoma were departing the Big 12 for the SEC in the summer of 2021, there was a significant domino effect...
Former CUSA Schools Pay $1.75 Million To Settle With Conference
In 2021, The University of Southern Mississippi, Marshall University, and Old Dominion University announced that they accepted...
NIL & Visas: International Student-Athletes and the Risk of the Deal
Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) deals have paved the way for student-athletes to earn money and build their brands like never before....
Acronym Salad: FMV for NIL in the NCAA
When discussing how to regulate (i.e., limit)[1] name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) spending in college athletics, one idea that is...
The University of Connecticut Settles with Kevin Ollie
In January, Kevin Ollie, University of Connecticut alumnus and former Men’s Basketball Coach, won his arbitration suit against the...
Conference and University Leaders Unanimously Vote to Expand College Football Playoffs
Hours before the start of week one, the College Football Playoff (CFP) Board of Managers unanimously voted to expand the college football...
Conference Leaders Fire Back at Perceived Abuses of NIL
An open question in college athletics in the post-Alston has always been, to put it bluntly, how the heck will the National Collegiate...
Florida A&M Football Players Ink Letter Highlighting Deficiency in the Rattlers Athletic Department
After a news-filled and chaotic offseason, college football returned last weekend with a collection of Week 0 games across the country....
Not All College Athletes can Participate in NIL
The inaugural year of the name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) era has been driven by football, particularly at the football bowl...
Expanding the NIL Club Beyond NCAA
Typically, when discussing NIL, there’s a presumption that the conversation is only really involving NCAA college athletes. This makes...
NIL Deals where the Athlete is No Longer an Athlete
Am I writing this post just to manufacture an excuse to share this video? I plead the fifth. But the story around Myles Brennan; the...
Takeaways From the Big Ten’s New Massive Media Rights Deal
After months of speculation and waiting, the Big Ten finally announced their new media rights agreement. The deal is worth more than $7...
Court Holds Rutgers Not Required to Disclose Game Film to Man Training Football Strategist Daughter
Today, the Superior Court of New Jersey affirmed a lower court decision that Rutgers University is not required to produce film of a...
Collectives vs. Schools: USC’s “Student Body Right” Collective Highlights a Potential Power Struggle
Along with conference realignment, NIL has been one of the major talking points in college athletics over the past year. Its impact on...
The Impact of Alston Payments for a School
Just over a year ago on July 1st, 2021, college athletes finally gained the ability to profit off their name, image, and likeness...
College Football Players Association Discusses Union
Last week, stories emerged revealing that on July 14, Jason Stahl, executive director of the College Football Players Association...
The Tennessee NCAA Case Has No Shortage of Interesting Storylines
Last week, the NCAA issued a notice of allegations to the University of Tennessee for recruiting violations that occurred within the...
The Draft: America’s Favorite Antitrust Violation?
This summer basketball fans flocked to ESPN to watch Paolo Banchero walk the stage as the #1 overall pick by the Orlando Magic in the...
Will NIL Deals Cause Incoming College Recruits to be Influenced by Money?
While many people claim that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” bribery is the more effective method for college athletic...
