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NCAA Recruiting and The Transfer Portal: A One-Way Ticket or Revolving Door?
A fourth of Division I (“D-I”) scholarship athletes entered the transfer portal in each sport’s respective 2023-2024 off-seasons.
Madeline Maday
Apr 28 min read
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Payback Time: Ex-Wolverines Tackle NCAA Over NIL Earnings
Since the Supreme Court’s ruling in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) v. Alston on July 1, 2021, college athletes....
Morgan Blunt
Mar 116 min read
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Are the New Laws Banning Transgender Athletes from Women’s Sports Actually Necessary?
[1] On February 6, 2025, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) unveiled its new “Participation Policy for Transgender...
Tory Pineschi
Feb 256 min read
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Changing the Tide: NCAA to Loosen Restriction on Ban Against Junior Hockey Players
The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) has always created special exceptions for hockey, including an entirely separate set...
Juhi Patel
Jan 75 min read
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Modernizing the NLRA: The Board’s Push to Redefine Collegiate Athletes as Employees
The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) is pushing to redefine collegiate athletes as employees across the nation, essentially going...
Tory Pineschi
Dec 30, 202410 min read
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The NCAA’s Continuous Battle With Name, Image, and Likeness
In 2015, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the NCAA’s amateurism rules were not exempt from antitrust scrutiny.
Villanova Sports Law Blog
Dec 26, 20247 min read
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Conference Chaos: How Recent NCAA Realignments are Shaping the Future of Media Rights
The collegiate sports landscape has been upended in the last few years with numerous NCAA conferences undergoing dramatic realignments.
Emma Spisak
Dec 10, 20247 min read
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Sign, If You Dare: NCAA Eliminates National Letter of Intent in Favor of More Modern Agreement
National Signing Day at your local high school may look a little different this year. The same pomp and circumstances will encompass the...
Villanova Sports Law Blog
Nov 26, 20245 min read
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Notre Dame Men’s Swimming and Diving Scandal Highlights Growing Problems with Gambling
This past August 2024, the University of Notre Dame announced the one-year suspension of its men’s swimming and diving program for...
John O'Reilly
Nov 20, 20244 min read
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The Price of Greatness: Reggie Bush’s Past and Ongoing Battles with the NCAA
[1] Once the face of college football, former star running back Reggie Bush now finds himself in a legal battle with the same...
Pasquale Tartaro
Nov 12, 20245 min read
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UCF Basketball Transfers Look for Fresh Start
The University of Central Florida (“UCF”) basketball program landed several high-caliber transfers heading into its 2024-25 season...
Jacob Goldstein
Nov 4, 20248 min read
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Florida State Fights for Freedom from ACC
On December 22nd, only a few weeks after missing the College Football Playoff, Florida State filed suit against the Atlantic Coast...
John O'Reilly
Mar 20, 20243 min read
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Student-Athletes as Employees? The Compensation Hurdles Colleges and Universities May Face in the Future
By: Emma Spisak, 2025 In recent years, the realm of college athletics has seen significant transformations. These transformations began...
Emma Spisak
Mar 3, 20245 min read
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Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese: The NBA’s Past, The WNBA’s Present, and the Future for Women’s Sports
Without question, 2023 was the year for women’s sports. Record-breaking attendance, skyrocketing viewership, and nearly triple the media...
Ryan Magill
Feb 19, 202410 min read
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Ole Miss Fumbles its Obligation to Protect Player’s Mental Health
The NCAA’s mission is to “ provide a world-class athletics and academic experience for student-athletes that fosters lifelong...
Morgan Blunt
Feb 18, 20244 min read
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Courting Controversy: The Pac-12's Battle for Control Takes Legal Twist
Introduction As the recent conference realignment movement in collegiate athletics has gained traction, certain universities have been...
Zack Slogoff
Jan 23, 20247 min read
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Diving In: MSU’s Aquatic Cuts and the Battle for Title IX Compliance
Introduction: MSU Women’s Aquatics Makes Waves In October of 2020, Michigan State University (“MSU”), an NCAA Division I institution,...
Villanova Sports Law Blog
Jan 16, 20248 min read
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Portal to a New Era: How Villanova Basketball Utilized the Transfer Portal and Its Future Effect on Recruiting
Introduction The Villanova men’s basketball team, led by second-year head coach Kyle Neptune, was among the many prominent programs to...
Villanova Sports Law Blog
Jan 9, 20245 min read
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Questionable Call: The NCAA Places Threshold on Student-Athletes’ Ability to Claim Earned Tennis Prize Money in NIL Era
Background Hailing from San Antonio, Texas, Fiona Crawley, a senior standout on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s (“UNC”)...
Villanova Sports Law Blog
Jan 2, 20246 min read
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Women Collegiate Athletes and NIL: Why They Should Finish Eligibility Instead of Going Pro
Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark Go Viral Last year both Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark went viral after the NCAA Women’s Championship Game...
Villanova Sports Law Blog
Dec 26, 20237 min read
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