Boise State University has announced the hiring of Nathan Burk as the Broncos’ Associate Athletic Director for Compliance. Burk will oversee the Broncos’ compliance office and serve on the department’s senior leadership team, in addition to managing the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs as primary sport administrator. Burk earned his…
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Beneficiaries of the Alert include both the private sector and higher education, where professors use the Alert with thousands of sports law students. As Hackney Publications closes in on the completion of its 18th year of publishing Sports Litigation Alert, publisher Holt Hackney is especially proud of the last two issues. “We’re touching on every…
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Spry, a technology solution designed to help colleges and universities navigate the rapidly evolving Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) landscape, has announced an agreement with St. Edward’s University, an NCAA Division II school in Austin, Texas, to help the school’s athletic department manage compliance issues that arise as student-athletes sign contracts to leverage their NIL.…
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The Atlantic East Conference and Spry announced Thursday a conference-wide partnership to help each school manage the NIL compliance landscape. In a proactive move, conference leadership will assist in providing Spry software to all seven of the Atlantic East schools. “We are excited to partner with Spry, an industry leader in the NIL space, to…
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Anthony Martinez is the newest addition to the Grand Canyon athletics department leadership, taking on the role of Associate Athletic Director for Compliance. Martinez spent the last four years at San Diego, most recently serving as the Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance. In his role at GCU, Martinez will lead the department’s compliance efforts…
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Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, announced last month that new tools have been added to Sports Litigation Alert (Alert), a periodical that has been used in sports law classrooms for more than 15 years, which will make it even more useful for professors and their college students. Shortly thereafter, several…
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American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced the promotion of Ellen Ferris to the position of Senior Associate Commissioner for Governance and Compliance. Ferris had served as Associate Commissioner for Governance and Compliance since she joined The American in 2013. She oversees all compliance and governance matters for the conference and provides leadership and…
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