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The Pending House Settlement’s Impact on International Athletes

In October of last year, Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval of a settlement in...

Michael Moore

3 days ago3 min read

Title IX in the NIL Era: Oregon Lawsuit Could Reshape College Sports

Lawsuits around Title IX and the evolving Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era are not new. However, the combination of these two issues...

Katherine Vescio

Feb 164 min read

FSU Men’s Basketball Lawsuit: How Broken Promises Have Become a Constant in the Field of NIL

On December 30, 2024, six Florida State University basketball players filed a lawsuit against their former head coach, Leonard Hamilton,...

Keeton Cross

Jan 215 min read

Banning TikTok: The Potential Fallout on College Athletics in the Era of NIL

After almost a year since whispers of TikTok being “banned” first emerged, the thrilling legal and political saga that has followed is...

Liam Sitz

Jan 124 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...

Alec McNiff

Jan 75 min read

Mitigating Coaching Costs in the NIL Era: How Rising NIL Demands and Revenue-Sharing Are Reshaping Budgets and Coaching Contracts

Navigating NIL Demands and Revenue Sharing in College Athletics Athletic programs across the country are grappling with growing...

Alec McNiff

Dec 18, 20244 min read

BLOW THE WHISTLE, ALREADY: WHY NIL COLLECTIVES SHOULD BE DENIED 501(c)(3) STATUS

After the Supreme Court loosened the NCAA’s restrictions on student-athlete compensation, [1] college boosters created a billion-dollar...

Michael Wahl

Nov 17, 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,...

Oliver Canning

Nov 4, 20245 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...

Danica Zelvin

Oct 13, 20243 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...

Ken Winkler

Sep 29, 20242 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,...

Stephon Burton

Sep 16, 20243 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...

Keeton Cross

Jul 29, 20246 min read

Game On: States Team Up to Tackle NCAA's NIL Rules in Epic Legal Showdown

In a significant legal maneuver, Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia have joined forces with Tennessee and Virginia in a...

Bobby Hartwick

May 21, 20243 min read

Bipartisan Solutions: Leveling the Playing Field for International Student-Athletes in NIL Ventures

In 2021, the NCAA marked a historic moment by permitting college athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL) through...