As the fall semester gets underway, Marquette University profiled Aaron Hernandez this week … Professor Aaron Hernandez, L’13, returns to Marquette Law School in a full-circle moment that brings him back to where his legal journey began. Now joining the faculty as associate professor of practice and director of the National Sports Law Institute, Hernandez…
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A highly respected veteran administrator with extensive Southeastern Conference experience and a law degree from The University of Texas, Lynda Tealer is joining Chris Del Conte’s Texas Athletics executive leadership team as Deputy Athletics Director for Strategic Initiatives and Administration. A former collegiate student-athlete, Tealer comes to Texas after serving the past two years as…
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The Drake Gorup has announced a new slate of officers and board members, which follow below: President (2026-2028) KASSANDRA RAMSEY, Esq., is the founder of The Law Office of Kassandra Ramsey, P.L.L.C., assisting entrepreneurs, athletes, entertainers, and social media influencers with creating, operating, and protecting their businesses. Ramsey is the Sports Law Chair for the…
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By Gregg E. Clifton and Matthew J. Martinez International student-athletes have always had to plan their immigration status around NCAA eligibility rules. Beginning September 15, 2026, many of these same student-athletes will also need to plan around a new immigration requirements. A new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule replaces the longstanding “Duration of Status”…
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Long-time sports lawyer Peter Goplerud will join the Culture in Sports Culture Roundtable webinar on July 23 to discuss the evolving challenges of governing college sports. The conversation will cover topics including NCAA compliance, name, image and likeness (NIL), and athletic integrity. Throughout his career, Peter Goplerud has served as a law school dean, taught…
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The Texas Tribune reported Wednesday that Texas Tech University Board of Regents Chair Cody Campbell contributed $274,300 to a fundraising committee supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton one day before Paxton’s office intervened in the legal dispute involving former Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby. Campaign finance records filed with the Federal Election Commission show Campbell…
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The move will disrupt a textbook publishing industry that has been charging students exorbitant fees without any checks and balances. Hackney Publications announced today that it has published a free textbook for instructors who teach sports law at the undergraduate level. The text, Sports Law Basics, is meant to accomplish two things, according to Holt Hackney,…
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By Christopher R. Deubert, Senior Writer On June 23, the NFL informed college quarterback Brendan Sorsby that it would not be holding a Supplemental Draft this summer. Sorsby had requested entry into the Supplemental Draft after his collegiate eligibility became the subject of multiple lawsuits due to his prior sports betting activity. Sorsby’s legal team…
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A new study has found little evidence that the NFL’s draft order accurately predicts player performance, raising questions about how teams value draft picks and evaluate talent. Researchers analyzed data from 2,544 players selected in the NFL Draft between 2011 and 2020 and found that players chosen earlier in the draft generally did not outperform…
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Florida International University’s College of Arts Sciences and Education has announced that Dr. Nicholas Smith, Associate Teaching Professor, has been awarded a $15,000 research grant from the American Athletic Conference. Dr. Smith’s research proposal, Transfer Uncertainty: Examining the Lived Experiences of College Athletes Languishing in the NCAA Transfer Portal, was selected following a rigorous review…
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