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When NIL Contracts Bite Back: Enforceability and Athlete Mobility in College Football
NIL Moves from Compensation to Litigation: NIL has yet to stop surprising the legal world. Within the first weeks of 2026, it has transformed from a mechanism for athlete compensation into a litigation strategy, with universities suing their own quarterbacks over alleged NIL contract breaches tied to transfer decisions. What started with Washington’s Demond Williams and has escalated into Duke’s lawsuit against Darian Mensah creates a new reality: NIL contracts are no longer
Katherine Vescio
Jan 284 min read


A Transfer That Wasn’t: Demond Williams and the Legal Reality of College Football’s New NIL Economy
The Demond Williams Jr. transfer saga lasted barely 48 hours, yet it managed to encapsulate nearly every unresolved tension in modern college sports: NIL, revenue sharing, transfer rights, contract enforceability, the amateur/employee distinction, antitrust risk, and, most importantly, the human reality of a young athlete trying to make a career-defining decision in a system that still hasn’t decided what it wants him to be. Earlier this week, Williams announced via Instag
Oliver Canning
Jan 145 min read


Former Stanford Football Coach Files Defamation Suit
While the Stanford football has struggled on the football field over recent years, the program has generated no shortage of headlines...

Brendan Bell
Aug 19, 20254 min read


$28 Million and a Dream: How NIL Is Redefining College Football’s Power Structure
Texas Tech’s football program is making headlines, and not for the reasons most fans would expect. According to reports, the Red Raiders’...
Chris D'Avanzo
Jul 19, 20253 min read


The New Era of College Football May Feature Unlimited Coaching Staffs
If it comes to pass, there will be more opportunities for young coaches to break into the Division I coaching ranks. It means more actual c

Brendan Bell
May 16, 20243 min read


"Pay for Play" vs. NIL: Is There Really a Difference?
Former USC star running back and Heisman trophy winner, Reggie Bush, filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on August 23, 2023. The lawsuit...
Alec McNiff
Dec 18, 20239 min read


It's Time to Separate College Football From the Other NCAA Sports
If you don’t like change, I wouldn’t recommend following college sports at the moment. In the past 365 days, there has been no shortage...

Brendan Bell
Jul 11, 20225 min read
Ohio State Trademarks the word “THE” for University and Athletic Apparel
Last week, THE Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio trademarked the word “THE” for use on all university and athletic apparel. This...
Alex Patterson
Jun 27, 20223 min read
“Whoa, Tellie!”: Analyzing College Football’s Big 2021 TV Ratings
In 1984, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided its seminal case dealing with college athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Association v....
John Rigby
Oct 15, 20213 min read
Expanding the College Football Playoff Amidst the NIL Era
With news that the College Football Playoff Board of Managers approved a study to see how feasible a 12-team playoff would be, the...

Kate Rosenberg
Jul 15, 20213 min read


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