The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the National Association of Athletics Compliance are hosting a webinar tomorrow, December 2, from 1 to 2:30 EST. It is entitled Building Institutional Control in the NIL Era – a Webinar. The organizations describe the webinar as follows: “Forthcoming changes to NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness…
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Spry Payment Systems, Inc. (Spry), a technology company that creates a way for colleges and student athletes to embrace the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) movement, has announced that Oral Roberts University Athletics (ORU) will test its NIL platform. What separates Spry from other companies in the space is that its platform was built from…
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The Drake Group issued a position statement applauding The Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act , introduced on September 14, 2020 by a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives: Anthony Gonzalez (OH), Emanuel Cleaver (MO), Marcia Fudge (OH), Steve Stivers (OH), Rodney Davis (IL), Jeffrey Duncan (SC), Josh Gottheimer (NJ) and Colin Allred (TX). The Act, if…
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Following last week’s announcement detailing Wake Forest Athletics “STRIDE” initiative, Wake Forest Athletics has announced its partnership with Spry to help its compliance and administrative staff, and student-athletes stay compliant with NCAA rules with regards to the emerging and rapidly changing Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) landscape. “We are honored to partner with Spry,” Director…
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The National Sports Law Institute’s Annual Fall conference will take place online on Microsoft Teams on Friday, October 16, 2020. This year’s conference will focus on Perspectives from a Sports Law Faculty, and feature our own Sports Law Program faculty members, many who are members of this association, along with a few other alums, discussing…
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On August 3, 2020 U.S. Senators Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Christopher Murphy, Kirsten Gillibrand, Ron Wyden, Mazie Hirono, and Kamala Harris issued a “College Athletes Bill of Rights” statement that sought to advance justice and opportunity for college athletes and promised future legislation to realize their position. On August 13, they were joined by Senators…
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Over the last year, name, image, and likeness (NIL) legislation has experienced varying levels of adoption at the state level, while rapidly attracting attention on the national stage as well. In recognition of that trend, the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment published today a Special Issue, featuring intriguing perspectives from former and current college…
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The United Steelworkers (USW) union announced yesterday its full support for a legislative framework for a comprehensive College Athletes’ Bill of Rights put forth by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.). In a letter to members of the U.S. Senate, USW International President Tom Conway urged senators to support the framework, which includes proposals to allow athletes to secure…
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The LEAD1 Association (LEAD1), which represents the athletics directors of the 130 member schools of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), praised NCAA President Mark Emmert who, this week, went before the Senate Judiciary Committee and expressed support for an independent entity (outside of the NCAA) to regulate student-athlete name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation. In…
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By Bob Wallace, Jr. and Matthew Misichko of Thompson Coburn Since at least 2015 and the decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the question of student-athletes’ right to profit off his or her name, image and likeness (“NIL”) has been hotly debated, and part of the overarching discussion about student-athlete compensation. Student-athletes and advocacy…
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