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Juhi Patel
The Future Is Female: How the PWHL Was Built in Six Months
The first puck drop of 2024 marked the start of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (“PWHL”), with PWHL New York facing off against...
John O'Reilly
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...
Ryan Magill
Gaming the System: How Super Bowl LVIII Demonstrates the NFL’s QB Roster-Building Dichotomy
At the end of the 2023-2024 NFL Season, the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII...
Christian Novarro
2024 Offseason Outlook: Do the NY Jets Have the Salary Cap Space to Compete?
The 2023 National Football League (“NFL”) season did not go as planned for the New York Jets. The Jets had high expectations for 2023...
Emma Spisak
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...
Christian Novarro
2024 NFL Free Agency: Projecting Deals for this Year’s Top Wide Receivers
After the Kansas City Chiefs victory at Super Bowl LVIII, the 2024 NFL offseason is officially underway. While the Chiefs will spend...
Gabby Painter
The NBA’s ‘Player Participation Policy’: How Cracking Down on Load Management Could Lead to Lack of Recognition for Stars like Joel Embiid
Load management is the practice of strategically resting players to prevent injuries. [1] It has become common practice in the NBA among...
Ryan Magill
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...
Morgan Blunt
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...
Jacob Goldstein
Why the Path from the UFC to Boxing is a One-Way Street: Tactical and Financial Incentives
Boxing has existed for thousands of years, becoming a formal Olympic event in 688 BCE. [1] However, the Olympics have since expanded to...
Zack Slogoff
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...
Villanova Sports Law Blog
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
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
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
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...
Lauren Di Lella
NIL Collectives Continue to Create Chaos in Collegiate Athletics
In June of 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in NCAA v. Alston which has forever changed the landscape of collegiate...
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