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The Collapse of Amateurism in the NIL Era
The NCAA’s transfer portal was created to give student-athletes greater autonomy, the freedom to explore new opportunities and make...
Sade Frazier
19 hours ago4 min read


The Iamaleava Fiasco: NIL Chaos, Athlete Employment, and Buyout Buzz – What’s Next for College Sports?
In the midst of the college football Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) era, nothing says “we need some guardrails” quite like the...
Ben Parker
May 84 min read


Pay, Play, and Parting Ways: The Iamaleava NIL Transfer Saga
I. Background Although Nico Iamaleava dominated headlines in the past month before transferring to UCLA, it is his younger...
Andrew Majka-Sunde
May 87 min read


Proposed Legislation Seeks to Change College Sports Landscape
A new bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-Wash.) takes aim at the current college athletics landscape and proposes...
Cassandra Devaney
Apr 222 min read


Pawn or Sacrificial Lamb? Former Tennessee Coach Seeks $100 Million in Lawsuit Against NCAA
On Thursday, March 27, 2025 , former University of Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, claiming he was...
Katherine Vescio
Apr 63 min read


Beyond the Court: NIL, Student Managers, and the Expanding Definition of Marketability in College Sports
When the NCAA made the groundbreaking decision to allow student-athletes to profit from their Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”), it...
Andrew Majka-Sunde
Apr 44 min read


NIL: Nightmare In Louisiana – Former LSU Team Captain Greg Brooks Jr. Sues LSU for Actions in Connection with his Delayed Brain Tumor Diagnosis
Like other lawsuits filed by former college athletes, Greg Brooks Jr. alleges LSU improperly used his name, image, and likeness. But the...
Keeton Cross
Mar 316 min read


The Pending House Settlement’s Impact on International Athletes
In October of last year, Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval of a settlement in...
Michael Moore
Mar 253 min read


Maddening March: Amid Record Big Dance Financials and NIL Rollbacks, Amateurism Sings Its Last Song
It’s no secret that March is the most lucrative time of the year for the NCAA, which reported just over $1.38 billion in earnings for...
Oliver Canning
Mar 235 min read


Athletes Are Not a Dime a Dozen – The Johnson Court’s Failure to Distinguish Between Revenue-Generating, and Non-Revenue-Generating Athletes Leaves its Economic Realities Test Insufficient
Introduction The Third Circuit’s departure under Johnson’s economic realities test provides a more workable standard than Glatt’s test...
Vince Reilly
Mar 38 min read


Counting Factors, Not Fumbles: Why the Johnson “Economic Realities” Test Will Become the New Benchmark for Assessing Student-Athlete Employment Protection Claims
In Johnson v. NCAA , the Third Circuit allowed student-athletes to bring claims for relief under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),...
Oliver Canning
Mar 310 min read


Title IX in the NIL Era: Oregon Lawsuit Could Reshape College Sports
Lawsuits around Title IX and the evolving Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era are not new. However, the combination of these two issues...
Katherine Vescio
Feb 164 min read


All Work and No Play Makes College Athletes…Employees? Analyzing the Third Circuit’s Johnson Test for College Athletes under the FLSA
Introduction For some, the line between work and play is firmly etched into the fabric of time itself, typically around 5:00 PM (or...
Caleb Clifford
Feb 912 min read


Four Factors and the Truth? Though Johnson v. NCAA Result Pleases Crowd, Test Fails to Strike a Chord With Realignment, NIL Realities
Introduction As aptly described in the title of John Talty and Armen Keteyian’s 2024 book, college athletics has entered an “era of...
Jonathan Safron & Olivia LaPorta
Feb 29 min read
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