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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Objection: The U Is Badgering the Player – University of Wisconsin Sues University of Miami over Tampering

The enforceability of player NIL contracts under the House v. NCAA settlement is already being tested before the ink has even dried on the court's final approval. In a potentially precedent-setting move, the University of...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Fourth-and-Null: Ohio Aims to Void Athlete Deals That Go Beyond Final Whistle

On March 18, 2025, State Representatives Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) and Ty D. Matthews (R-Findley) introduced House Bill 184. This bill is aimed at preventing college athletes from being locked into name, image, and likeness...more

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Iamaleava v. Razorbacks: Are NIL Buyouts the Future of College Sports?

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When a party to a contract fails to fulfill its contractual obligations, the non-breaching party often can seek damages or restitution. However, in the world of name, image, and likeness (NIL), it may not be so simple. ...more

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Elad v. NCAA – Testing the Legality of the NCAA’s JUCO Waiver Limits

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Rutgers University football player Jett Elad is one of the latest student-athletes to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the U.S. District Court for the District of...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - February 2025 #3

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Kansas State baseball player Cary Arbolida became the latest former JUCO athlete to file a lawsuit against the NCAA. He played three years of JUCO ball – including the COVID-impacted 2020 campaign – before spending the last...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - September 2024 #3

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Tuesday that will allow colleges in the state, including the University of Georgia, to pay players directly for the use of their name, image and likeness....more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2024 #2

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The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another blow to the NCAA’s deteriorating amateur business model....more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - February 2024 #4

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The first person charged for violating a 2020 law that forbids conspiracies to taint international sports events through performance-enhancing drugs received a three-month prison sentence. Federal prosecutors used the...more

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Four NIL Proposals to Enhance Student-Athlete Protections

The Division I Council (the “Council”) unanimously voted to introduce four new proposals on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, with the goal of providing further guidance and regulation to the name, image and likeness (“NIL”) space....more

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