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Matthew Netti
Jan 24, 20224 min read
Women’s College Basketball Players Love NIL. So Why Doesn’t Women’s Basketball?
A lot remains unclear in the NCAA athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL) space. States are unsure how their laws interact with NCAA...
Alex Patterson
Jan 20, 20223 min read
Michigan Reaches $490 Million Settlement With Robert Anderson Sexual Abuse Survivors
The Athletic’s Austin Meek reports more than 1,000 survivors, who were sexually abused by former Wolverines doctor Robert Anderson,...
Brendan Bell
Jan 13, 20223 min read
Permission To Interview? Discrepancy Between Pro and College Hiring Process
Part of what makes sports so special and different from almost every form of entertainment is the element of hope. Even if you’re team is...
Brendan Bell
Dec 31, 20213 min read
Mike Leach’s Legal Battle with Texas Tech
On November 1st, 2008, Texas Tech fans, administrators, and student athletes probably felt like Mike Leach was the perfect coach to lead...
Adrian Hannah
Dec 31, 20215 min read
Swimmer Lia Thomas has Sparked National Discussion on Transgender Sports Rules
The passionately debated topic of transgender athletes and their rights to participate in athletics has intensified across media sites...
Brendan Bell
Dec 23, 20213 min read
Turning Back the Clock on Forfeit Policies in College Basketball
Coming into the college basketball season, things were a lot different than they are at this moment in time. Fall sports were going as...
Brendan Bell
Dec 10, 20215 min read
Endowed NIL Deals: The Future of College Athletics?
The last month in the world of college athletics has generated a lot of conversation. Every year around this time, coaches are hired and...
Anthony Studnicka
Dec 1, 20214 min read
Could The Brian Kelly Coaching Change Lead To A Rule Change?
The NCAA football coaching carousel has begun and has already shown to shake things up a bit. News broke on Sunday that Lincoln Riley was...
Brendan Bell
Nov 29, 20214 min read
Recency Bias is Controlling Athletic Departments… And It’s Not Good for Coaches
The date was December 11th, 2020. Fresh off back-to-back 10 win seasons and New Year’s Six Bowl victories, Dan Mullen’s tenure at Florida...
Emily Costanzo
Nov 18, 20213 min read
Expansion of Women’s Collegiate Tournaments in Wake of Gender Equity Reports
As we reported on our site back in October, the NCAA made the long overdue decision to commission an outside firm—Kaplan Hecker & Fink...
Grant Williamson
Nov 17, 20213 min read
Where Western Michigan University’s Vaccine Mandate Case Stands
The case brought by student-athletes in opposition to Western Michigan University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all student-athletes has...
Brendan Bell
Nov 8, 20215 min read
Hey NCAA & CAA, Let the Kids Play!
Over the past few months, there has been so much progress for student athlete rights. While we haven’t crossed over the monumental line...
Grant Williamson
Oct 22, 20213 min read
Jeremy Pruitt's Attorney Makes Rookie Mistake in Threatening Letter to Tennessee
October 29th is fast approaching. While this date should be meaningless, the attorney for Jeremy Pruitt, the former Nick Saban assistant...
Brendan Bell
Oct 18, 20213 min read
Conference Realignment Landscape: C-USA & AAC
When the news came in that Texas and Oklahoma were leaving the Big 12 for the SEC, we knew a major trickle-down effect was on the horizon...
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