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Last Friday, the NCAA committee on infractions announced a settlement with the University of Miami regarding recruiting violations by women’s basketball coach Katie…
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Rowers Paddle Esports in Title IX Lawsuit
Esports has come a long way in establishing itself. The International Olympic Committee will hold its first “Olympic Esports Week” in Singapore in June. The NBA has a…
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An Open Letter to Incoming NCAA President Charlie Baker
Dear Mr. Baker, It’s increasingly likely that the concept of “amateurism,” as it relates to college athletes, will be rendered extinct under your watch. The…
Athlete NIL Pay Pulls Ancestry.com Into Ad Lawsuit
As college athletes pursue NIL compensation, other Americans are doing the same. Earlier this month, a federal judge in Ohio refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought…
Lawyering Up: ACC Joins Power 5 Peers With In-House Counsel Job
Reflecting the increasingly litigious reality of sports in general—and collegiate sports, in particular—the Atlantic Coast Conference is creating its first in-house…
UFC Signs College Wrestler to NIL Deal in Barrier-Breaking Move
UFC has become the first competition-based professional sports association to sign a college athlete to an NIL deal. It could become a trend. Iowa freshman Bella…
NCAA Revenue Dips to $1.14 Billion as Self-Insurance Costs Kick In
The NCAA posted revenue of $1.14 billion in fiscal 2022, a slight dip from the previous year, as the college sports governing body continues to deal with the economic…
Hue Jackson’s Grambling Revenue-Share Deal Yet to Pay Dividends
When Grambling hired former NFL head coach Hue Jackson last January, the storied SWAC school got creative with his contract. Jackson’s five-year deal pays him a…
Federal College Sports Law May Create as Many Problems as It Solves
Courts haven’t been kind to athletic amateurism of late, but the NCAA hopes Congress will reverse that trend—creating a federal statute that could carve out an antitrust…
Georgia’s Rout of TCU in CFP Title Game Draws Record-Low Ratings
In what amounts to an entirely predictable turn of events, viewers of the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night didn’t hesitate to bail out on…
Georgia Reaps Rewards of Big Football Recruiting Spend: Data Viz
Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart initially cited “culture” and “hard work” in a press conference on Sunday, when he was asked how his program has managed to…
Will NCAA Athletes Become Employees? 5 Sports Law Predictions for 2023
Last year was epic for sports law. Expect the same in 2023. Here are five key predictions: 1. College Athletes as Employees Will Make Legal Headway College…
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