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Univ. of Nebraska football players challenging College Sports Commission for rejected NIL deals
A group of 18 Univ. of Nebraska football players are challenging the College Sports Commission (CSC) over rejected NIL deals, according to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger. The players “are challenging more than a million dollars of third-party NIL deals rejected” by CSC. “Husch-Blackwell, a national law firm familiar with handling college athletics cases,” has been retained in the case. “Multiple university administrators” tell Dellenger that their athletes are also considering arbitration after rejected NIL contracts.
DOJ Antitrust Chief’s Exit Could Impact NCAA, College Sports
Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, chief of the DOJ’s antitrust division, announced on Thursday she is stepping down—a move that could increase the odds of a settlement between the government and Live Nation and invite new thinking on antitrust enforcement and athletes’ rights in college sports at a pivotal time.
Historic House-NCAA settlement leaving hundreds of Olympic sport athletes in peril
Hundreds of college prospects, many of them participating in Olympic sports, are in a precarious position as the signing date approaches. Schools have eliminated roster spots and, for some, scholarship offers that they were once promised. Meanwhile, several dozen current college athletes are being notified that they are no longer part of their teams — some of the notifications arriving after the fall semester even began.
Trump’s College Sports Roundtable Includes No College Athletes (or Coaches)
Next week, President Donald Trump is set to host a roundtable to discuss the future of college sports. But no current college athletes (or active coaches) were invited to participate, according to a list of invitees obtained by Front Office Sports. The list is subject to change. But it offers a window into the type of group Trump hoped to assemble to discuss issues plaguing college sports.
NCAA, Power Five to House Counsel: Don’t ‘End Run’ Pay-for-Play Ban
The NCAA and Power Five conferences filed their formal response Monday to House v. NCAA class counsel’s motion to enforce the settlement, arguing the plaintiffs are effectively trying to “rewrite” the agreement to preempt the first scheduled arbitration over a ruling by the College Sports Commission.
Universities cutting sports, others adding ahead of $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement
Over the past three months, a growing number of universities have added or dropped entire sports programs on the eve of dramatic changes coming to college athletics under the $2.8 billion NCAA settlement.
