Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
James K. Gentry and Raquel Meyer Alexander published an excellent piece on coaching contracts in college football in the New York Times SportsSunday feature. The article, entitled “From the Sideline to the Bottom Line”, discusses how coaching contracts have evolved from handshake deals to complicated agreements. Here’s an excerpt from the article: A review of [...]
Here are Connecticut Sports Law’s top story lines of 2011, from 2 through 5. Click here to see 6 through 10. 2. Ed O’Bannon leads a class action lawsuit against the NCAA concerning the use of the images and likenesses of former players. This case, which recently spurred a similar lawsuit by the legendary Bill [...]
Yesterday, I posted a link to the term sheet that Urban Meyer and Ohio State agreed upon, which sets forth the basic terms of Meyer’s employment as head coach (and will be replaced by a formal contract at some point). Here are a few notes and observations regarding the term sheet: Retention Bonuses There is no [...]
Urban Meyer was officially named head football coach at The Ohio State University on Monday after rampant speculation that he’d come out of retirement to coach the Buckeyes. For those of you who are interested in coaching contracts, click here for a copy of the term sheet that Meyer signed with OSU. I’ll post some notes and observations concerning the [...]
In September, I wrote about the difficult situation faced by Al Golden, the first year coach at the University of Miami. While Golden was interviewing with Miami, the university was reportedly aware of former booster Nevin Shapiro’s allegations that he provided millions of dollars in impermissible benefits to at least 72 athletes from 2002 through 2010. Miami, however, never informed Golden [...]
