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Legal Analysis


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...


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...


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...


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...


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....


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...


Stephon Burton
Aug 29, 20223 min read
Expanding the NIL Club Beyond NCAA
Typically, when discussing NIL, there’s a presumption that the conversation is only really involving NCAA college athletes. This makes...


Grant Williamson
Aug 22, 20225 min read
NIL Deals where the Athlete is No Longer an Athlete
Am I writing this post just to manufacture an excuse to share this video? I plead the fifth. But the story around Myles Brennan; the...


Brendan Bell
Aug 19, 20224 min read
Takeaways From the Big Ten’s New Massive Media Rights Deal
After months of speculation and waiting, the Big Ten finally announced their new media rights agreement. The deal is worth more than $7...


Jason Morrin
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Court Holds Rutgers Not Required to Disclose Game Film to Man Training Football Strategist Daughter
Today, the Superior Court of New Jersey affirmed a lower court decision that Rutgers University is not required to produce film of a...


Brendan Bell
Aug 15, 20224 min read
Collectives vs. Schools: USC’s “Student Body Right” Collective Highlights a Potential Power Struggle
Along with conference realignment, NIL has been one of the major talking points in college athletics over the past year. Its impact on...


Brendan Bell
Aug 1, 20224 min read
The Impact of Alston Payments for a School
Just over a year ago on July 1st, 2021, college athletes finally gained the ability to profit off their name, image, and likeness...


Landis Barber
Jul 27, 20223 min read
College Football Players Association Discusses Union
Last week, stories emerged revealing that on July 14, Jason Stahl, executive director of the College Football Players Association...
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