College 7/15

Legal Analysis

Oct 26, 20222 min read

House v. NCAA Aims to Certify Classes

A lawsuit led by Arizona State swimmer Grant House, Oregon basketball player Sedona Prince, and former Illinois football player Tymir...

Fight On! Alana Gee Sues the NCAA for Wrongfully Causing Her Husband’s Death

Alex Patterson

Oct 19, 20223 min read

Fight On! Alana Gee Sues the NCAA for Wrongfully Causing Her Husband’s Death

Daniel Kaplan from The Athletic and Michael Rosenberg from Sports Illustrated reports that Alana Gee, the widow of former University of...

Supreme Court Considering Fair Use Doctrine In Prince Picture Case

Landis Barber

Oct 17, 20222 min read

Supreme Court Considering Fair Use Doctrine In Prince Picture Case

This week, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in a case that could have a major impact on the sports and...

The Pac-12 Network Sues Dish for Breach of Contract

Brendan Bell

Oct 12, 20223 min read

The Pac-12 Network Sues Dish for Breach of Contract

The Pac-12 Conference has had a rough go of it over the past few years. From missing out on the College Football Playoff each of the past...

IARP Panel Issues University of Memphis Decision

Landis Barber

Sep 28, 20223 min read

IARP Panel Issues University of Memphis Decision

Over three years since the NCAA began investigating the University of Memphis men’s basketball team over former athlete and current...

What's the Latest on Conference Realignment?

Brendan Bell

Sep 23, 20226 min read

What's the Latest on Conference Realignment?

After the news that Texas and Oklahoma were departing the Big 12 for the SEC in the summer of 2021, there was a significant domino effect...

Former CUSA Schools Pay $1.75 Million To Settle With Conference

Landis Barber

Sep 23, 20222 min read

Former CUSA Schools Pay $1.75 Million To Settle With Conference

In 2021, The University of Southern Mississippi, Marshall University, and Old Dominion University announced that they accepted...

NIL & Visas: International Student-Athletes and the Risk of the Deal

Kate Rosenberg

Sep 21, 20222 min read

NIL & Visas: International Student-Athletes and the Risk of the Deal

Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) deals have paved the way for student-athletes to earn money and build their brands like never before....

Grant Williamson

Sep 19, 20226 min read

Acronym Salad: FMV for NIL in the NCAA

When discussing how to regulate (i.e., limit)[1] name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) spending in college athletics, one idea that is...

The University of Connecticut Settles with Kevin Ollie

Landis Barber

Sep 16, 20223 min read

The University of Connecticut Settles with Kevin Ollie

In January, Kevin Ollie, University of Connecticut alumnus and former Men’s Basketball Coach, won his arbitration suit against the...

Conference and University Leaders Unanimously Vote to Expand College Football Playoffs

Julie Chambers

Sep 11, 20223 min read

Conference and University Leaders Unanimously Vote to Expand College Football Playoffs

Hours before the start of week one, the College Football Playoff (CFP) Board of Managers unanimously voted to expand the college football...

Conference Leaders Fire Back at Perceived Abuses of NIL

Grant Williamson

Sep 2, 20225 min read

Conference Leaders Fire Back at Perceived Abuses of NIL

An open question in college athletics in the post-Alston has always been, to put it bluntly, how the heck will the National Collegiate...

Florida A&M Football Players Ink Letter Highlighting Deficiency in the Rattlers Athletic Department

Brendan Bell

Aug 31, 20224 min read

Florida A&M Football Players Ink Letter Highlighting Deficiency in the Rattlers Athletic Department

After a news-filled and chaotic offseason, college football returned last weekend with a collection of Week 0 games across the country....

Not All College Athletes can Participate in NIL

Daniel S. Greene

Aug 31, 20224 min read

Not All College Athletes can Participate in NIL

The inaugural year of the name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) era has been driven by football, particularly at the football bowl...

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