The NCAA's Recent Q&A Document: Clues on What NIL Enforcement Will Look Like Post-House — Highway to NIL Podcast
NIL Enforcement in a Post-House World – What Institutions Can Expect — Highway to NIL Podcast
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Update – Effects of House Settlement
House Final Settlement Hearing: Key Insights and Future Implications for NIL — Highway to NIL Podcast
What is the House v. NCAA settlement and how does this ruling affect college sports?
Rescission of DOE Guidance — Highway to NIL Podcast
The Labor Law Insider: Student Athletes as Employees – Changes and Updates on the Dartmouth Case, NIL Litigation
DOE Guidance and DOJ Statement of Interest — Highway to NIL Podcast
NIL News: End of Year Roundup — Highway to NIL Podcast
House Settlement Approval — Highway to NIL Podcast
What's the Tea in L&E? Getting Sued for Using Photos of Employees
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 6 | Fielding the Future: Title IX and NIL
NCAA Settlement Update — Highway to NIL Podcast
Title IX — Highway to NIL Podcast
NCAA Settlement Hearing — Highway to NIL Podcast
Johnson Case’s Potential Impact on Colleges, NIL, and College Athletics — Highway to NIL
Examining the New NCAA Transfer Rules and Tampering - Highway to NIL Podcast
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Update – Recent Lawsuits
NCAA Settlement - Highway to NIL Podcast
SCOTUS applies the "discovery rule" in timely copyright infringement claim; Cher wins in Marital Settlement Agreement vs Copyright Grant Termination Notices; Student Athletes Win Revenue Share and NIL
In a major victory for the NCAA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a district court's preliminary injunction giving University of Wisconsin defensive back Nyzier Fourqurean another year of...more
Tennessee basketball player Zakai Zeigler has appealed the district court’s denial of his bid to secure a preliminary injunction against the NCAA’s “Four-Seasons Rule.” We will be closely following what the Sixth Circuit...more
On June 12, 2025, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee denied Zeigler's request for a preliminary injunction, where he sought to immediately suspend the NCAA's Four-Seasons Rule to make him...more
House v. NCAA Update- As previously reported, the April 7 House v. NCAA hearing ended with Judge Wilken giving the settlement parties an opportunity to address certain concerns regarding the implementation of roster limits...more
Former University of Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler is taking the NCAA to court over its “Four-Seasons Rule,” which restricts college student-athletes to four seasons of competition within a five-year period of time. ...more
On April 25, U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi ordered the NCAA not to enforce its Five-Year Rule against Rutgers University cornerback Jett Elad. The impact of name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements on the new world...more
With the final approval hearing for the House settlement before Judge Wilken in the Northern District of California set for April 7, the state of South Dakota has continued its battle to prevent that settlement from getting...more
In this week’s Film Room, we get you up to speed on action this past week in the following cases: - State of Tennessee, et al. v. NCAA - House - Johnson State of Tennessee, et al. v. NCAA - On March 21, 2025, the...more
Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia denied a request from a D-1 baseball player for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the NCAA related to his eligibility, as well as a preliminary...more
On January 31, the attorney general (AG) for the state of Tennessee and the attorney general for the Commonwealth of Virginia announced that they had reached an agreement in principle with the National Collegiate Athletics...more
In this week’s Film Room, we contextualize news regarding potential future NIL regulation and flag developing legal challenges to eligibility rules. NIL Regulation and Enforcement The proposed House settlement includes...more
Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean was granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday that would allow him to maintain his college eligibility and continue playing for the Wisconsin Badgers this fall....more
The most impactful dockets in college athletics had a busy week. Here’s a rundown of the action: House - - Objectors ranging from household names like Chuck O’Bannon Jr. (nephew of NIL Mount Rushmore figure Ed) and Livvy...more
It’s bowl season, but that won’t stop Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia from celebrating his own personal victories. On December 18, 2024, Judge William L. Campbell entered an Order granting Pavia’s Motion for Preliminary...more
One of the first ever NIL lawsuits, Rashada v. Hathcock, et al (Case No. 3:24-cv-00219-MCR-HTC, N.D. Fla.), focuses on broken promises related to an NIL deal during the recruiting process. ...more
A bipartisan coalition of 11 state AGs and the U.S. DOJ have reached a settlement with the NCAA to resolve allegations of federal antitrust law violations. As previously reported, the AGs alleged that the Transfer Eligibility...more
On Wednesday, attorneys general (AG) for the states of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia announced that they are joining Tennessee and Virginia in a multistate coalition challenging the National Collegiate...more
On the heels of the preliminary injunction awarded in Tennessee/Virginia v, NCAA, the Virginia legislature has amended its Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) statute. The legislature appears to be taking advantage of the NCAA’s...more
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...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
On February 23, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued a preliminary injunction in State of Tennessee and Commonwealth of Virginia v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, enjoining...more
On March 5, 2024, players on the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team voted to unionize, making the group the first college sports team to do so in the United States. Dartmouth College has already filed an appeal with the...more
On February 23, U.S. District Judge Clifton L. Corker of the Eastern District of Tennessee, issued an opinion and order granting the Tennessee and Virginia attorneys generals’ (AG) request for a preliminary injunction...more