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What Should Your Athletic Department Know About Trump’s New NIL Executive Order Attacking “Pay for Play” Deals? 3 Steps For...

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In yet another sweeping move impacting college athletics, President Trump just signed an Executive Order seeking to ban “third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes,” while still allowing athletes to enter into...more

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[Webinar] From Wild West to Regulated Roadmap: NIL’s Legal Turning Point - Post July 1 - July 30th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

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Join Dinsmore partners Eddie Edwards and Nick Godfrey as they discuss the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) era post July 1. The landscape of college athletics has shifted quickly from a chaotic free-for-all to an evolving...more

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SCOTUS to Determine Whether States Can Ban Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports – What Your School Needs to Know

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The Supreme Court will soon decide whether states can ban transgender high school and college athletes from participating on female sports teams at their schools. After initially declining to review this issue in 2023 and...more

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[Webinar] Sports & Entertainment – The House v. NCAA Settlement - July 16th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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On June 6, Judge Claudia Wilken of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a settlement agreement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), power conferences, and...more

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Federal Full Court Press: Landmark Bipartisan NIL Bill Seeks to Harmonize State-by-State Patchwork and Redefine Amateurism

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College athletics is racing headfirst into a new era – and some lawmakers want Congress to be the referee. With the bipartisan introduction of the Student-athlete Protections and Opportunities through Rights, Transparency,...more

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What the House v. NCAA Settlement Means for the Future of NIL and College Sports

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The wait is over. On June 6, 2025, Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California approved the $2.576 billion class action settlement in House v. NCAA....more

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$2.7 Billion Settlement Outlines New Ways Colleges Can Compensate Student Athletes

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Since its inception, the NCAA has restricted schools from paying student athletes anything beyond scholarships that covered tuition and the cost of attendance. However, with the continued popularity of college sports and the...more

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Game. Set. Settlement: Your School’s 7-Step Plan After Final Approval Granted In House v. NCAA Authorizing Pay For...

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College sports have changed forever in a watershed moment that will fundamentally reshape the structure of Division I athletics. Following extensive briefing, nearly five hours of final argument, and multiple revisions to...more

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Green Light for a New Era: Final Approval of House v. NCAA Settlement Ushers in Historic Change for College Athletics—and a...

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On June 6, 2025, Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California granted final approval of the landmark House v. NCAA settlement, clearing the way for NCAA Division I schools to directly compensate...more

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[Webinar] Be the First to Know: Live Breakdown of the House Settlement Decision - June 9th, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST

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A final ruling on the House v. NCAA settlement hearing has been issued by Judge Claudia Wilken. Join Luke Fedlam live on Monday at 7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT for a webcast breakdown of everything you need to know about the...more

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NCAA Eligibility Rules in Jeopardy: Key Points on the Lesser-Known Threat to Longstanding College Athletics Practices

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On top of the House v. NCAA settlement that’s poised to upend amateurism, recent challenges to the NCAA’s eligibility rules threaten to disrupt another longstanding practice in college athletics. Most recently, a federal...more

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Navigating Roster Limit Challenges: Updates to the House v. NCAA Settlement Agreement

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On May 7, the parties in House v. NCAA submitted supplemental briefs in response to U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken’s April 23 order requiring both parties to address her concerns over the issue of roster limits. These...more

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Champion Blue LLC: Kentucky’s Play to Reshape College Athletics

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Recently, the University of Kentucky took an interesting step in the context of collegiate athletics by converting its athletic department into a limited liability company (LLC), named Champions Blue LLC. This structure makes...more

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2025 Summer Reading List for Educational Leaders

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Another school year is winding down, and educational leaders perhaps have never been more ready for summer break. From the Trump administration’s significant policy shifts to deeply consequential litigation playing out to...more

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Federal Court Pumps the Brakes on House v. NCAA Settlement: What Comes Next for Roster Limits and College Athlete Pay?

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On April 23, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant order in House v. NCAA and two related antitrust class actions (collectively known as In re College Athlete NIL...more

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Judge Wilken Threatens to Reject House Settlement

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On April 23, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken temporarily rejected the terms of the settlement in House v. NCAA, effectively issuing an ultimatum to the parties: fix the roster limits issue or risk blowing up the...more

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Film Room: NCAA announcement on House implementation

In this week’s Film Room, we unpack an important NCAA announcement regarding House implementation, focusing on: - Enforcement changes and questions - Progress toward degree significance - House case status On Monday,...more

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NCAA Takes Another Step Toward Implementing House-Settlement Rule Changes

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On April 21, the Division I Board of Directors (Board) greenlit major National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rule changes that are contingent on court approval of the $2.8 billion House v. NCAA settlement. If the...more

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What is the House v. NCAA settlement and how does this ruling affect college sports?

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The final approval hearing of House v. NCAA—widely recognized as a landmark decision that will fundamentally alter the future of college athletics—was held today, April 7, 2025. The hearing’s main objective is to allow...more

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NIL Recruiting Ban About to Become a Thing of the Past

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) name, image, and likeness (NIL) recruiting restrictions, referred to as the “NIL recruiting ban,” are about to become a thing of the past....more

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American Athletic Conference Imposes Mandatory House Settlement Pool Participation on Member Institutions

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How NCAA Division I conferences choose to deal with the implications of the House, et al., v. NCAA, et al. settlement, and in particular the revenue-sharing mechanism known as the “pool,” has been the subject of much...more

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Higher Hoops? The Changing Place of Cannabis in College Athletics

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Selection Sunday marked the start of the NCAA Division I basketball tournaments this week and this year “March Madness” comes with a lessened degree of “Reefer Madness”. Since the 2024 March Madness season, the National...more

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Texas NIL Update: Texas Gears Up for a Post-House Settlement World and Beyond

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Texas’s biennial legislature is in session, and revamping Texas’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) laws to keep up with the developments across the U.S. seems to be a hot topic. As of the date of this post, state...more

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Film Room: House and DC activity

In this week’s Film Room, we help your campus streamline third-party NIL and stay on top of news emanating from DC. House activity - The settlement’s institutional opt-in date of March 1, 2025, is just days away. Last...more

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Latest NCAA Settlement Means Colleges Can Use NIL Funds for Recruiting

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Another day, another settlement impacting college athletics. The NCAA and the states of Tennessee and Virginia recently announced a settlement that essentially ends the NCAA’s rules prohibiting name, image and likeness (NIL)...more

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