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The Impact of Alston on Athletes as Employees
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania may have just given some insight into the impact of the Supreme...

Grant Williamson
Aug 27, 20213 min read
NIL Allure: Elite Recruits Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren Are College Bound
Precedent. What is the language of origin? Middle English and comes from the Latin word, praecēdent. What is the definition? Precedent is...
Francis Carlota
Aug 27, 20213 min read
A Case Study in NIL Era NCAA Compliance
If you have not seen or read about the Supreme Court’s decision in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston at this point, you...

Grant Williamson
Aug 25, 20213 min read
Nebraska Could Potentially Leave Scott Frost In The Cold
This week, Nebraska reported that their football program has been the subject of an NCAA investigation pertaining to improper use of...

Brendan Bell
Aug 23, 20214 min read
Court Ruling May Force College Athletes To Get Vaccinated
As the fall semester approaches for colleges across the country, an onslaught of litigation has materialized involving university vaccine...

Matthew Netti
Aug 20, 20213 min read
We’ll Take Separate Checks: NCAA to Split the Bill with Conferences
There has been a long-standing precedent in the American legal system that parties pay their own legal fees. Despite that, 21 Division I...
Rebekah Ansbro
Aug 19, 20213 min read
J.R. Smith’s NIL Adventure And How It Affects LeBron
Sometimes, there is a story that comes from a story. Last week, it was announced that former NBA player J.R. Smith, who enrolled at North...
Jordan Inver
Aug 16, 20212 min read
The NCAA’s Ruling in the Baylor Sexual Assault Case Proves Once Again That Major Reform is Needed
More than five years after the scandal first came to light, the NCAA concluded their investigation into the Baylor football program....

Brendan Bell
Aug 16, 20213 min read


From the Hardwood to the Links: JR Smith Takes Swing At College Golf
Two-time NBA Champion J.R. Smith is finally headed to college – but as a golfer for the North Carolina A&T Aggies (Often referred to as...
Patrick Sutton
Aug 14, 20213 min read


Seton Hall Responds to Lawsuit Filed by Former Star Myles Powell
In a lawsuit filed on July 14, Myles Powell, a former Seton Hall star basketball player, alleged that the university, its head basketball...
Jason Morrin
Aug 11, 20213 min read
Think NIL Is Solely Benefitting Top Stars? Think Again
Exactly one month into the NIL era of college athletics, On3—a college sports and recruiting website—published an article that examined...
Brendan Duggan
Aug 10, 20212 min read


Barstool's Next Move: A Mandatory Fyre-Esque Social Campaign
We all remember Fyre Festival, AKA the Greatest Party That Never Happened (as Netflix described it). Although Fyre is now infamously...

Stephanie Weissenburger
Aug 10, 20215 min read


Service Academy Recruitment: Plebe Year or BBQ with Lamborghinis?
Service Academy Recruiting Prepares to Take an NIL Hit (Photo Credit: FanDuel) In comparison to their Division I (D-1) counterparts,...
Rob Williams
Aug 10, 20213 min read
The Best Move for the Big 12 in the Latest Round of Realignment
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) fired the opening salvo in what should be another transformative shift in college sports, at least in...
Andrew Bondarowicz
Aug 6, 20216 min read
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