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Legal Analysis


Pawn or Sacrificial Lamb? Former Tennessee Coach Seeks $100 Million in Lawsuit Against NCAA
On Thursday, March 27, 2025 , former University of Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, claiming he was...
Katherine Vescio
Apr 63 min read


NCAA Approves Tez Walker Transfer Waiver
Citing new information presented by the University of North Carolina, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has approved...
Landis Barber
Oct 5, 20232 min read


Northwestern Fires Pat Fitzgerald after Investigating Hazing within the Football Team
Content warning: This article contains mention of hazing and sexual assault Nicole Markus, Alyce Brown, Cole Reynolds, and Divya Bhardwaj...
Alex Patterson
Jul 13, 20232 min read


Northwestern Suspends Coach Pat Fitzgerald
On Friday, Northwestern University announced a two-week suspension for head football coach Pat Fitzgerald. The suspension comes after the...
Landis Barber
Jul 10, 20231 min read


Shadiness in the Swamp: An Analysis of Jalen Kitna’s “Plea” Deal
As reported yesterday by Outkick, former Florida Gators QB Jalen Kitna entered into a plea. He pled to two counts of disorderly conduct...
Matthew F. Tympanick
Jul 6, 20234 min read


FTC Proposed Ban on Non-Competes Could Have Huge Impact on College Football
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a new rule that would ban employers from imposing non-competes on their...
Kenneth Winkler
Jan 26, 20239 min read


Virginia Football Players Receive Additional Year Of Eligibility
First reported by Greg Madia of The Daily Progress, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will grant an additional year of...
Landis Barber
Dec 19, 20222 min read


College Football Chaos in December: What Can’t be Changed and What Actually Can
For the last half-century, the NFL has separated itself from the rest of the major professional leagues as the most dominant sport in our...
Brendan Bell
Dec 19, 20225 min read


NCAA Cleared in Gee Trial
On Tuesday, a jury returned a verdict in Gee v. NCAA, the first chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) case against the NCAA to reach a...
Landis Barber
Nov 28, 20222 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...
Alex Patterson
Oct 19, 20223 min read


“WakeyLeaks:” The Biggest College Football Scandal No One Talked About
I have a feeling that most people seeing the title of this article are scratching their heads and are slightly confused. “WakeyLeaks?...
Zachary Bryson
Sep 24, 20228 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...
Julie Chambers
Sep 11, 20223 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....
Brendan Bell
Aug 31, 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...
Brendan Bell
Aug 1, 20224 min read
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