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College Sports Commission CEO says system struggling with volume of ‘manufactured’ NIL deals
The CEO of the College Sports Commission, the new body charged with approving athletes’ outside name, image and likeness (NIL) deals, said Tuesday the organization is running into unexpected challenges due to a surge of school-affiliated deals it believes do not comply with the rules the schools themselves established.
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.
Why the NCAA Can’t SCORE a Win in Congress
A college sports bill in Congress has been fumbled yet again as U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday decided not to hold a vote for the much-hyped Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE Act).
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.
Schools on Hook for $303M NCAA Volunteer Coaches Settlement
The NCAA on Thursday announced it finalized a payment structure for a $303 million settlement that resolves a class action brought on behalf of individuals who worked as “volunteer” coaches for schools’ Division I teams, except baseball, sometime between March 17, 2019, and June 30, 2023—the date when the NCAA lifted a bylaw that capped the number of coaches.
