U.S. Government Joins States in Challenging NCAA’s Transfer Eligibility Rule
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by Jared Medrano
2M ago
The U.S. Department of Justice, alongside the District of Columbia and states of Mississippi, Virginia, Minnesota, joined seven other states in their antitrust challenge against the NCAA’s transfer eligibility rule. The rule blocks some student-athletes from immediately competing after transferring between colleges and has been a recent source of contention in the world of college athletics. In December, a federal district court held the rule likely violated the Sherman Antitrust Act and temporarily suspended its enforcement for 14 days.  Soon after, the NCAA agreed to suspend enforcement ..read more
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NCAA Suspends Transfer Eligibility Rule After Court Ruling
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by Jared Medrano
3M ago
A federal court ruling has forced the NCAA to suspend its transfer eligibility rule, bringing temporary relief to college athletes seeking to transfer schools without sitting out a year of competition. The rule, which requires certain Division I athletes who transfer schools to defer a year of competitive eligibility, was challenged in a federal lawsuit filed by several U.S. states. The states allege the rule violates Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act and harms student-athletes in the market for their athletic services. On Dec. 13, 2023, U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey issued a te ..read more
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Game Changer: States Unleash Legal Challenge Against NCAA’s Transfer Rule
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by Jared Medrano
3M ago
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) faces a new legal challenge as seven U.S. states have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the NCAA’s student-athlete transfer eligibility rule violates U.S. antitrust law. Transfer Eligibility Rule NCAA rules currently permit undergraduate college athletes to transfer once with immediate eligibility to compete at their new university. However, subsequent transfers require the athlete to sit out a year of competition, unless the NCAA grants the athlete a discretionary waiver. Waiver requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are granted i ..read more
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Changing of the Guard: NCAA Presents Pathway for Division I Schools to Pay Athletes
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by Jayvon Brown
4M ago
NCAA President Charlie Baker has advanced the idea of giving universities and colleges (with the most-resourced athletic departments) the option to pay student-athletes. The emergence of national, image, and likeness (NIL) deals are exerting increasing influence on the landscape of collegiate athletics (and growing the disparities between the have and have-nots of college universities). In a stunning move, the NCAA sent a letter to more than 350 college and universities presenting rule changes to allow member schools to enter into NIL deals directly with their student-athletes. The NCAA propos ..read more
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Competition for Control of College-Athletes Enters New Playing Field
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by Thomas L. Petriccione
5M ago
November 7, 2023, may become a monumental day in the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It is the first day of a potentially groundbreaking hearing. Region 21 of the National Labor Relations Board will be hearing a case brought by members of the football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball teams against the University of Southern California (USC), the PAC-12, and the NCAA. The crux of their argument is that the three major entities should be considered “joint employers” who have systematically misclassified the players as “student-athletes” rather than as emp ..read more
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New Bi-Partisan Draft Legislation on Name, Image and Likeness: The College Athletes Protection & Compensation Act
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by Taylor M. Kosakoff and Ryan C. Chapoteau
8M ago
An uncommon combination of three U.S. Senators, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), collaborated to draft “The College Athletes Protection & Compensation Act” (the Act), which is the newest legislative proposal in the evolving name, image and likeness (NIL) area of college athletics. Several other federal NIL legislation proposals have already been put forward (e.g., Tuberville and Manchin Federal NIL Proposal) and various states have also passed conflicting NIL laws (e.g., New York’s NIL Law). As a result, Senators Blumenthal, Moran and Booker a ..read more
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NCAA Introduces New Guidelines for Sports Wagering Violations
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by Benjamin A. Tulis and Angelika Avagian
9M ago
The NCAA has announced a new set of guidelines designed to address the evolution of legalized sports gambling while protecting the sanctity of college sports and athletes. “The new NCAA guidelines … recogniz[e] that college athletes may stumble and make mistakes along the way, but they should be granted the opportunity to learn and grow from their experiences.” The rise of sports wagering has prompted the need for effective regulation to ensure fairness and integrity amongst athletic institutions at professional and collegiate levels. Additionally, there has been a growing concern over the i ..read more
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New York Updated Name, Image, and Likeness Law Expands Definition of Student-Athlete, Limits NCAA Authority
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by Ryan C. Chapoteau, Taylor M. Kosakoff and Tabatha Cortes
9M ago
Changes to New York’s name, image, and likeness (NIL) law redefines “student-athlete” and limits the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) authority. The changes under NY Bill No. A07107B are effective immediately. Updates to NIL Law The definition of “student-athlete” has been expanded to include an individual who has completed at least their sophomore year of high school or inter-national equivalent and is eligible, or may in the future be eligible, to attend a college and participate in intercollegiate athletics. Previously, the law covered only a student enrolled at a college a ..read more
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Draft Bill on Name, Image, and Likeness: Uniform Standard Contract, Medical Trust, NCAA Authority
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by Ryan C. Chapoteau and Taylor M. Kosakoff
10M ago
By Ryan C. Chapoteau & Taylor M. Kosakoff on June 16, 2023 The “Protecting Athletes, Schools, and Sports Act of 2023” is draft legislation that includes new restrictions and benefits for student-athletes and booster collectives that would change the landscape of the issue of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights in the NCAA. Expected to be proposed by Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), the draft legislation is not yet complete and may undergo changes as the senators receive feedback from college leaders and others. Uniform Standard Contract In its current form ..read more
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Results from Sports Wagering Survey: A Continuing Cause for Concern for NCAA
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by Paul V. Kelly
10M ago
A national survey concerning sports betting among young adults between the ages of 18 and 22 commissioned by new NCAA President Charlie Baker indicates that an increasing number of young adults across the country are wagering on sports. The fact that 31 states have passed laws legalizing sport wagering and online sportsbook companies are flooding the airways with commercials trumpeting the ease of accessibility and value of their sports wagering and fantasy sports products may be factors influencing the behavior. Among the key findings of the widely publicized survey are the following: Sports ..read more
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