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A booth review of NIL development and the NCAA’s grip on athlete IP

Unpacks Newsletter - 04/22/2024

Weeks before the South Carolina Gamecocks’ historic championship run, MiLaysia Fulwiley signed a multiyear NIL deal with Under Armor’s Curry Brand -- the first college athlete to sign with the renowned label. The champion followed other stars, such as Travis Hunter and Olivia Dunne, in signing NIL deals with...

NFF helping to provide for players after football

Journal - 04/22/2024

College football is in a continual state of flux. Name, image and likeness. The transfer portal. Conference realignment. All of it has sent the enterprise into the most chaotic period in its history. But for all the madness that’s gone on within the sport, Steve Hatchell and...

Jeffrey Kessler the face behind the lawsuit that could reshape college sports

Daily - 04/22/2024

Jeffrey Kessler is "portrayed often as a villain across the sport’s landscape," as the lead attorney in what is "shaping up to be the most revolutionary case in NCAA history -- an antitrust lawsuit that seeks billions of dollars in retroactive monetary damages to former athletes" for NIL...

Gene Smith says NCAA governance model 'worked' during his tenure at Ohio State

Daily - 04/22/2024

Outgoing Ohio State AD Gene Smith said he thinks the NCAA's governance model "worked exceptionally well" during his tenure, though what it "didn’t do was shift," according to Marcus Hartman of the DAYTON DAILY NEWS. Smith, speaking during a Q&A session on Thursday at the Fawcett Center,...

Notre Dame breaks ground on football ops facility

Weekend Rap - 04/21/2024

Notre Dame held a ceremonial groundbreaking Saturday for the Jack and Kathy Sheilds Family Hall, which will "replace the Gugliemino Athletics Complex as the football programs operations hub." The new 128,000-square-foot facility will be located on the east edge of campus north of Courtney Lane and will “complete a...

FedEx delivers major NIL agreement to Univ. of Memphis

Daily - 04/19/2024

FedEx is making a major NIL deal with the Univ. of Memphis, pledging $5M annually for the next five years, an agreement that could “significantly bolster the trajectory of the school's entire athletic department,” according to Munz & Dylan of the Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL. The money “has been earmarked...

Notre Dame hit with unfair labor complaint for its classifying of athletes

Daily - 04/19/2024

An unfair labor complaint was filed Thursday against Notre Dame for "classifying college athletes as 'student-athletes,'" according to the AP. The complaint was filed with the National Labor Relations Board by a California-based group “calling itself the College Basketball Players Association.” It said that Notre Dame is "engaging in...

Univ. of Missouri board 'narrowing down' AD search

Daily - 04/19/2024

The Univ. of Missouri Board of Curators “gave the first concrete update” on the state of its search for an AD, 59 days after former AD Desireé Reed-Francois left Missouri for the same role at Arizona, according to Calum McAndrew of the COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE. After Reed-Francois' departure, UM...

Univ. of Washington seeks to refinance stadium debt ahead of Big Ten move

Daily - 04/19/2024

The Univ. of Washington is “evaluating options” for refinancing the debt on the Husky Stadium renovation, a move that “potentially could free up valuable cash for operations as the Huskies transition into the Big Ten,” according to Jon Wilner of the San Jose MERCURY NEWS. Washington’s...

Practical implications for student athletes if they professionalize

Unpacks Newsletter - 04/18/2024

Many believe that college athletics is in the process of transitioning to a structure whereby at least some student athletes are considered employees. The NCAA and its member institutions are facing a variety of antitrust, labor, and employment actions concerning its restrictions on student-athlete compensation. As of late, those...

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Notre Dame breaks ground on football ops facility

FedEx delivers major NIL agreement to Univ. of Memphis

Notre Dame hit with unfair labor complaint for its classifying of athletes

Univ. of Missouri board 'narrowing down' AD search

Univ. of Washington seeks to refinance stadium debt ahead of Big Ten move

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