Jeremi Duru – American University professor, author, counselor, and advocate – will be the special guest July 30 in a webinar entitled Sports & Social Impact – A COVID-19 Playbook. To register for the event – which will be hosted by Matt Winkler, Professor & Director, and Keith Scully, Consultant & Professor- visit here. The…
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CLE Companion, an emerging marketplace for continuing legal education, is welcoming sports law experts as presenters in the coming months, according to CLE Companion founder Kristin Davidson. The company has already featured the likes of sports lawyers Jeremy Evans and Shawn Schatzle as well as sports law professor Mark Conrad. “Presenting is a great way…
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The Big Ten Conference’s decision to cancel all non-conference football games for the upcoming season — and the possibility that schools in other major conferences may soon follow — raises a number of potential legal issues, says Nathaniel Grow, associate professor of business law and ethics at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. “Depending…
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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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Move forward NBA, MLB, NFL, and NCAA. A recent study suggested that herd immunity can be achieved with just 43 percent of the population having immunity. The implications are that you continue to protect the vulnerable. Sorry elderly and those with comorbidities. You are not attending mass gatherings such as a sporting contest until we…
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The Drake Group has been critical of different Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) bills currently being considered by state legislatures across the country, calling for a strong federal bill to protect college athletes’ outside employment rights. However, the Fairness in Collegiate Athletics Act, proposed by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida on June 18, should…
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(Editor’s Note: I’ve known Jalen Shead for more than 10 years. He is a highly respectful, quiet young man and a good student. He lets his play on the court do his talking. In this case, he had had enough. Shortly after Shead shared this, Texas State athletic director Larry Teis announced the school was…
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In response to surging demand for critical COVID-19 testing capacity among colleges and universities, the Campus Health Project (CHP), higher education’s trusted COVID-19 testing partner, has launched its national initiative dedicated to helping higher education institutions secure the COVID-19 testing capacity and logistical support they need to resume campus life for Fall 2020 and beyond.…
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The NCAA Board of Governors has expanded the Association’s Confederate flag policy to prevent any NCAA championship events from being played in states where the symbol has a prominent presence. The policy previously barred the awarding of sites determined in advance of a championship in states that displayed the Confederate flag. However, if a college…
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Texas A&M Head Football Coach Jimbo Fisher remains optimistic he will see mask-wearing crowds at Kyle Field when the Aggies take the field against the Abilene Christian Wildcats on Sept. 5. “I am very encouraged because our governor has opened up outside sports to 50 percent now, I mean this early” Fisher said. “I expect…
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