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BLOW THE WHISTLE, ALREADY: WHY NIL COLLECTIVES SHOULD BE DENIED 501(c)(3) STATUS
After the Supreme Court loosened the NCAA’s restrictions on student-athlete compensation, [1] college boosters created a billion-dollar...
Michael Wahl
Nov 17, 20245 min read
Wemby We Turnt : NIL Concerns Over Group Licensing in a Potential Post-House Era
With the House settlement being granted preliminary approval [i] earlier this month, many have begun to speculate about what name,...
Oliver Canning
Nov 4, 20245 min read
Calls for Congress to Tighten NIL Legislation
NIL: A Trend of Exploitation For decades, a fierce debate between the NCAA and its athletes raged. While the NCAA and its member schools...
Danica Zelvin
Oct 13, 20243 min read
New Georgia Law Allows Direct NIL Payments
On September 17, 2024, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed an Executive Order allowing Georgia schools to directly compensate their...
Ken Winkler
Sep 29, 20242 min read
Can NIL Prospects Go Even Higher?
In today’s college sports landscape, it seems as though nearly every athlete and every company is involved in some sort of Name, Image,...
Stephon Burton
Sep 16, 20243 min read
EA Sports - It's in the Courts: Examining the NCAA’s Strategy and Its Role in Creating Today's NIL Marketplace
Justice Kavanugh’s concurrence in Alston v. NCAA arguably summarizes the rationale in creating the NIL market: “Nowhere else in America...
Keeton Cross
Jul 29, 20246 min read
Game On: States Team Up to Tackle NCAA's NIL Rules in Epic Legal Showdown
In a significant legal maneuver, Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia have joined forces with Tennessee and Virginia in a...
Bobby Hartwick
May 21, 20243 min read
Bipartisan Solutions: Leveling the Playing Field for International Student-Athletes in NIL Ventures
In 2021, the NCAA marked a historic moment by permitting college athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL) through...
Bobby Hartwick
May 21, 20244 min read
March Madness ‘Madness’: How NIL and the G League Ignite's Closure are Reshaping College Basketball
As the excitement of March Madness sweeps the nation, it's impossible not to notice the changing tides in college basketball. The...
Zahan Shokrekhuda
Apr 2, 20245 min read
The Future of NIL Collectives
A name, image, and likeness (NIL) collective is an entity that serves as a bridge between student-athletes and revenue-generating...
Logan Hughes
Apr 2, 20248 min read
Will Efforts Turn into Accomplishments? Recapping Capitol Hill’s NIL Roundtable
On Capitol Hill the morning of March 12, 2024, Senator Ted Cruz hosted a roundtable discussion regarding the current state of NIL and the...
Andrew Gagnon
Mar 13, 20244 min read
Can The “Caitlin Clark Effect” and NIL Elevate the WNBA?
The world of women's basketball is buzzing with anticipation as Iowa's star player, Caitlin Clark, decides whether to take her talents...
Madison Greco
Feb 8, 20243 min read
The Deep South Solution: Mississippi's Contribution to Informing The Push for Federal NIL Legislation
I. Introduction State legislation has varying opinions on college athletes’ publicity rights, also known as Name, Image, and Likeness...
Nolan Forthaus
Jan 17, 20247 min read
How the Show-Me State is Changing the NIL Landscape
I. Introduction While the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) guidance and state law are fairly new, the discussion on...
Brittany Archer
Jan 17, 20248 min read
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