Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn (R) and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker (D) have reintroduced the “NCAA Accountability Act.” This follows multiple hearings held over the past few years on NCAA operations, including how the NCAA handles investigations and enforcement of
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U.S. Government Joins States in Challenging NCAA’s Transfer Eligibility Rule
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…
NCAA President Charlie Baker’s Open Letter: Student-Athletes Must Join the Conversation
NCAA President Charlie Baker penned a letter to student-athletes, asking for feedback on his proposal to allow Division I (D-I) schools to pay student-athletes directly.
In the December 19 letter, Baker emphasized that schools and student-athletes need to partner with…
NCAA Suspends Transfer Eligibility Rule After Court Ruling
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…
Game Changer: States Unleash Legal Challenge Against NCAA’s Transfer Rule
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…
Changing of the Guard: NCAA Presents Pathway for Division I Schools to Pay Athletes
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…
Competition for Control of College-Athletes Enters New Playing Field
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…
New Bi-Partisan Draft Legislation on Name, Image and Likeness: The College Athletes Protection & Compensation Act
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,…
NCAA Introduces New Guidelines for Sports Wagering Violations
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.…
New York Updated Name, Image, and Likeness Law Expands Definition of Student-Athlete, Limits NCAA Authority
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…