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D1 Approved and Central Michigan University Partner to Strengthen NIL Compliance and Grow Athlete Revenues

October 7, 2026

D1 Approved, an Austin-based technology company focused on compliance and market intelligence surrounding student-athletes’ name, image and likeness (NIL) activity, has entered into a partnership with Central Michigan University. CMU joins D1 Approved (https://d1approved.com/) as a founding partner and will use the platform across its athletic department to strengthen NIL compliance and identify new revenue…
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Governing from the Sidelines Is No Longer Enough

September 28, 2026

By Jackie Gardina Opinions expressed in AGB blogs are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the institutions that employ them or of AGB. Intercollegiate athletics is changing at a breathtaking pace. Recent profiles of Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, in the New York Times and the Sports Business Journal, offer a useful illustration. At the…
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Part 1 – Beyond the Deal: Houston’s Lauren DuBois on Building a Smarter NIL Strategy

September 17, 2026

Editor’s Note: What follows is Part 1 of an exclusive interview with Lauren DuBois, The University of Houston’s Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director for Governance and Regulatory Affairs and the Senior Woman Administrator. It first appeared in NIIL Institutional Report. DuBois plays a key role in the school’s evolving approach to NIL. More specifically, she…
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Loyola University New Orleans Names Sports Lawyer LeBlanc as Associate Athletic Director for Compliance

September 16, 2026

Loyola University New Orleans has named Chad LeBlanc associate athletic director for compliance and administration, Assistant Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Brett Simpson announced Tuesday. LeBlanc brings 17 years of experience in intercollegiate athletics administration, including compliance positions at the NCAA Division I and Division II levels. He joins Loyola as the university prepares to…
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Austin Tech Company Gets Traction with its Ability to Track Athletes’ NIL Activity

September 4, 2026

As students return to college campuses this month, athletic departments are confronting a growing compliance challenge: keeping track of athletes’ name, image and likeness activity beyond the department’s direct control. Compliance administrators must determine whether athletes are fulfilling contractual obligations, properly reporting NIL activity and engaging with brands, agents and other third parties in ways…
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Name Sports Lawyer Katreshia Louis-Verrett as Athletics Director

August 24, 2026

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named Katreshia Louis-Verrett, J.D., its director of intercollegiate athletics, the university announced. Louis-Verrett, currently deputy athletic director at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will begin her new role Sept. 1. She will oversee 17 intercollegiate athletics teams involving more than 300 student-athletes and nearly 50 coaches…
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Lightfoot Secures Significant Penalty Reduction in NCAA Infractions Case Against Alabama State University

August 7, 2026

Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC partner Clint Speegle secured a maximum penalty reduction for Alabama State University in an NCAA infractions case. As a result of Speegle’s efforts, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions downgraded the violation from Level I Aggravated to Level I Mitigated, the lowest classification available once a case reaches Level I and…
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Sports Law Expert Podcast Interviews Attorney TaRonda Randall of Husch Blackwell About Collegiate Athletics

June 5, 2026

Hackney Publications has announced the availability of a recent interview with the TaRonda Randall, a leading sports lawyer with Husch Blackwell (https://www.huschblackwell.com/), on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment, which features a free-flowing and timely discussion about collegiate athletics as well as other topics, can be heard here – https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RINifAw7X3zguPaGLWL25?si=zQ09QhNOQey_JE6oQofDBA. “TaRonda is an emerging…
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Skillman Guides BSK as It Assists Colleges and Universities Through the Turmoil that Is Collegiate Athletics

April 27, 2026

(Editor’s Note: The following is shared from the pages of the April issue of Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics.) Bond Schoeneck & King (BSK) is a preeminent law firm in collegiate athletics, where its reputation quite naturally precedes itself. That reputation was decades in the making, nurtured primarily by two high-profile sports lawyers – Mike…
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Toledo Law Graduate Named School’s Associate Athletic Director of Compliance

April 23, 2026

The University of Toledo has announced the appointment of Lauren Best-Hovermale as Associate Athletic Director of Compliance. Best-Hovermale, a 2021 UToledo College of Law graduate, joins the Rockets following five years of service in the athletics compliance office at Bowling Green State University. Best-Hovermale also served as an athletics compliance extern at Toledo in 2020-21.…
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