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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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Sports Attorney Christopher Pham to Examine Emerging NIL Litigation at Minneapolis CLE

August 12, 2026

Sports and entertainment attorney Christopher Pham will examine the growing wave of litigation surrounding name, image and likeness compensation in college athletics during an Oct. 1 presentation at the Minneapolis Club in Minneapolis. Pham, an attorney with Fredrikson & Byron, will present “NIL: Now It’s Litigation — Lying, Cheating & Stealing in the New College…
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Beauregard-Bell Joins Life Sports Agency as Basketball Agent

August 11, 2026

Life Sports Agency has hired Josh Beauregard-Bell as a basketball agent, adding an experienced representative who has previously worked at Octagon, Wasserman and The Team. The Los Angeles-based agency announced the move Aug. 10. Beauregard-Bell has experience representing professional basketball players and advising athletes. Several of his existing clients will continue to be represented by…
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The Drake Group Names New Officers and Board Of Directors, Led by New President Kassandra Ramsey

August 3, 2026

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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How the New Student Visa Rule May Impact International Student-Athletes

July 22, 2026

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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Goplerud to Appear on Webinar About Collegiate Athletics on July 23

July 20, 2026

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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Sports Law Professor Awarded $15,000 Grant from the American Athletic Conference

June 8, 2026

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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Hackney Publications Recognizes the Top Thirty U.S. Sports Law Programs in 2026 – First Five in Alphabetical Order

May 26, 2026

(Editor’s Note: Here are the first five schools to be so recognized. We will highlight five more a day over the next five business days. The full article appears in Sports Litigation Alert on Thursday night) By Oliver Canning The world of sports law is rapidly transitioning from a niche specialization to an exploding multidisciplinary…
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NIL and International Student-Athletes: Overview and Analysis of the Current Climate

April 30, 2026

(Editor’s Note: The following is reprinted from NIL Institutional Report.) By Mallory Gault Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights have transformed the world of college athletics and has allowed student-athletes the opportunities to profit off their personal brand, yet those opportunities are not available to all student-athletes. Keith Miller, vice president at Influxer, spoke about…
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