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From the Hardwood to the Links: JR Smith Takes Swing At College Golf
Two-time NBA Champion J.R. Smith is finally headed to college – but as a golfer for the North Carolina A&T Aggies (Often referred to as...
Patrick Sutton
Aug 14, 20213 min read


Seton Hall Responds to Lawsuit Filed by Former Star Myles Powell
In a lawsuit filed on July 14, Myles Powell, a former Seton Hall star basketball player, alleged that the university, its head basketball...
Jason Morrin
Aug 11, 20213 min read
Think NIL Is Solely Benefitting Top Stars? Think Again
Exactly one month into the NIL era of college athletics, On3—a college sports and recruiting website—published an article that examined...
Brendan Duggan
Aug 10, 20212 min read

Barstool's Next Move: A Mandatory Fyre-Esque Social Campaign
We all remember Fyre Festival, AKA the Greatest Party That Never Happened (as Netflix described it). Although Fyre is now infamously...
Stephanie Weissenburger
Aug 10, 20215 min read

Service Academy Recruitment: Plebe Year or BBQ with Lamborghinis?
Service Academy Recruiting Prepares to Take an NIL Hit (Photo Credit: FanDuel) In comparison to their Division I (D-1) counterparts,...
Rob Williams
Aug 10, 20213 min read
The Best Move for the Big 12 in the Latest Round of Realignment
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) fired the opening salvo in what should be another transformative shift in college sports, at least in...
Andrew Bondarowicz
Aug 6, 20216 min read
The SEC’s New Market Power and Heightened TV Leverage
Even before the news came down that the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma were leaving the Big 12 to head to the SEC,...
Brendan Bell
Aug 6, 20214 min read
NIL’s Effects on College and HS Stars Jalen Duren and Emoni Bates
On July 28, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made a historic announcement: “With the 2nd pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets...
Francis Carlota
Aug 5, 20213 min read


Bringing Down The House: The Antitrust Lawsuit That Could End The NCAA
NCAA sports have been on summer break, but that has not stopped collegiate athletics from making headlines. On June 21, 2021, the Supreme...
John Sigety
Aug 5, 20214 min read


NIL for All... Except High School Student Athletes
As many of us know, many student athletes across the nation have been profiting from the commercial use of their name, image, and...
Alex Castro
Aug 4, 20213 min read
Quinn Ewers and Mikey Williams: NIL Trailblazers
The Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era has arrived, and the consequences for collegiate athletics have been far-ranging. Within only one...
Jake Rubinstein
Aug 3, 20214 min read
Quinn Ewers: The Future Buckeye NIL King?
Over the past month, we have seen the ripple effects of the NCAA’s suspension of Name, Image, and Likeness regulations span far and wide....
Julie Chambers
Jul 30, 20212 min read
Pandora’s Box: High Schoolers Start Departing for NIL Opportunities
Should high school players be allowed for forgo their senior year of high school to enroll early in college for NIL opportunities? Before...
Christopher Missimo
Jul 30, 20212 min read


JUST IN: Portnoy Clarifies Barstool's NIL Plan
Revolutionary changes came to college sports earlier this month. For the first time in the NCAA’s inequitable history, its...
Jason Morrin
Jul 30, 20213 min read
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