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Legal Analysis
Alec McNiff
Jan 75 min read
Key Legal Disputes Likely to Emerge from the House Settlement
The proposed settlement in House v. NCAA represents a transformative shift in collegiate athletics, introducing sweeping changes to...
Oliver Canning
Nov 4, 20245 min read
Wemby We Turnt : NIL Concerns Over Group Licensing in a Potential Post-House Era
With the House settlement being granted preliminary approval [i] earlier this month, many have begun to speculate about what name,...
Keeton Cross
Oct 21, 20244 min read
Breakdown of the House v. NCAA Settlement as Judge Grants Preliminary Approval
On October 7, Judge Claudia Wilken granted preliminary approval to the proposed $2.7 billion settlement in House v. NCAA. This is not...
Danica Zelvin
Oct 13, 20243 min read
Calls for Congress to Tighten NIL Legislation
NIL: A Trend of Exploitation For decades, a fierce debate between the NCAA and its athletes raged. While the NCAA and its member schools...
Ken Winkler
Sep 29, 20242 min read
New Georgia Law Allows Direct NIL Payments
On September 17, 2024, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed an Executive Order allowing Georgia schools to directly compensate their...
Stephon Burton
Sep 16, 20243 min read
Can NIL Prospects Go Even Higher?
In today’s college sports landscape, it seems as though nearly every athlete and every company is involved in some sort of Name, Image,...
Keeton Cross
Jul 29, 20246 min read
EA Sports - It's in the Courts: Examining the NCAA’s Strategy and Its Role in Creating Today's NIL Marketplace
Justice Kavanugh’s concurrence in Alston v. NCAA arguably summarizes the rationale in creating the NIL market: “Nowhere else in America...
Madelyn Feyko
Jan 14, 20242 min read
NCAA's New NIL Regulations: Student-Athlete 'Protections' Raise Questions Amidst Control Shift
The NCAA Division I Council voted this past week to implement new regulations aimed increasing "protections" afforded to student-athletes...
Landis Barber
Dec 20, 20232 min read
Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in Ohio v. NCAA
Earlier this week, United States District Court Judge John P. Bailey granted the parties’ Motion to Convert the Temporary Restraining...
Alec McNiff
Dec 18, 20239 min read
"Pay for Play" vs. NIL: Is There Really a Difference?
Former USC star running back and Heisman trophy winner, Reggie Bush, filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on August 23, 2023. The lawsuit...
Brendan Bell
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Judge Grants TRO Against NCAA From Enforcing Transfer Rules
Alongside NIL, the one-time transfer rule has changed the landscape of college athletics. Prior to the launch of the “Transfer Portal,”...
Madelyn Feyko
Oct 17, 20233 min read
NFL's NIL Move: Leveraging College Athletes in Expansion of Collegiate Marketing Program
In an ever-changing sports marketing landscape, the NFL has unveiled an innovative strategy to harness the marketing skillfulness of...
David Schulte
Jul 28, 20233 min read
The Latest Update on Federal NIL Legislation
Over the past few months, new NCAA President Charlie Baker has shown that getting a federal NIL bill passed is one of his top priorities....
Landis Barber
Jul 6, 20232 min read
District Court Denies The Brandr Group’s Motion For Temporary Restraining Order
Last Friday, United States District Judge Haywood Gilliam denied The Brandr Group, LLC’s (TBG) Motion for Temporary Restraining Order....
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