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Legal Analysis
Pac-12 Allows Athletes to Use Licensed Highlights
Per Front Office Sports, the Pac-12 has made the decision to become the first Power Five conference to allow student-athletes to license...
Grant Williamson
Sep 9, 20214 min read
Can Forfeiting Games Result in Athletes Forfeiting Funds?
This week marked the beginning of the Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) era of collegiate football. As the 2021 season began, the Power...
Kate Rosenberg
Sep 7, 20213 min read
Arch Manning: The Crown Jewel of the NIL Era?
We’ve all seen this story before. A 2nd or 3rd generation athlete rises through the ranks in junior and high school sports, creates some...
Maxwell Tajerstein
Sep 2, 20212 min read
Western Michigan University Soccer Players Strike Back at School’s Vaccine Mandate
In an effort to protect its students as the Delta variant of COVID-19 puts more and more Americans at risk, Western Michigan University...
Grant Williamson
Sep 1, 20214 min read


NIL Sand Trap: How Qualification Sports Pose Unique Pay for Play Danger
It’s no secret that athletic departments, student-athletes, and brands alike are facing a plethora of complications due to the “wild...
Addison Standlee
Sep 1, 20213 min read
Contract Basics for Every Student-Athlete NIL Deal
NCAA Student-Athletes (“SAs”) and companies around the country should recognize the extraordinary potential that exists in the market now...
Alex Burridge
Aug 31, 20213 min read
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
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