During the 2025 University of Alabama commencement address on May 1, President Donald Trump had a conversation with former Alabama coach Nick Saban about the state of college athletics. President Trump asked coach Saban for...more
7/30/2025
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Higher education institutions and student-athletes are navigating continuing uncertainty about institutional revenue-sharing payments and the Title IX implications of the landmark House v. NCAA settlement....more
7/17/2025
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For the first time ever, all Division I colleges and universities may decide to compensate their student-athletes directly through revenue sharing under the terms of the House v. NCAA settlement, signaling a new chapter for...more
6/19/2025
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In long-awaited guidance, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) officially confirmed what many Title IX practitioners and athletics administrators thought to be true: Title IX’s gender equity...more
Last week saw yet another shift in the world of college athletics. This time it came through an executive order from Georgia Governor Brian Kemp that creates a path for colleges and universities to directly compensate...more
The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) amended its rules on July 18 to place additional limits on how student-athletes can participate in commercial name, image, and likeness (NIL) activities. This amendment comes nearly...more
Over the last three years, following the implementation of an interim policy from the NCAA in July 2021, college student-athletes have been able to pursue name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals. In addition to the NCAA rules,...more
3/19/2024
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Georgia has joined the list of states that allow high school athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). On October 2, 2023, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) added a new bylaw and guidance to its...more
On June 1, 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling that has the potential to significantly impact discovery in Georgia courts. In Gen. Motors, LLC v. Buchanan, No. S21G1147, 2022 WL 1750716 (Ga. June 1, 2022), the...more
6/7/2022
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