Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
Warren Zola, one of the leading voices on college sports reform, has posted an outstanding article on the Huffington Post entitled “The Year in Review: College Sports Reform Reaches the Tipping Point.” The article is a must-read if you’re interested in college sports. In his article, Zola discusses the events of the past academic year and [...]
Last fall, I published a post entitled When Can a School Take Away Your Scholarship?, covering the basic NCAA rules on the cancellation or reduction of athletic scholarships. To follow-up on this theme, I have provided an analysis of a more specific issue: the cancellation or reduction of a scholarship during the academic year. You are a scholarship [...]
In what ESPN’s Mike Greenberg described as ”another outrage in the NCAA,” Florida International University (FIU) has denied basketball player Dominque Ferguson permission to contact other schools regarding a potential transfer. Ferguson reportedly appealed the denial, but his appeal was unsuccessful. Ferguson sought to leave FIU for a number of reasons, including the departure of his coach, [...]
Allen Sack, professor and interim dean in the College of Business at the University of New Haven, has been a leading advocate for student-athletes’ rights. Sack provided important testimony in support of the Student-Athletes’ Right to Know Act which was adopted by the Connecticut General Assembly and became effective this past January. In his testimony, Sack [...]
Last week in my sports law class at Quinnipiac Law School, we discussed the state of collegiate coaching contracts. I began the class by sharing one of my favorite quotes on the topic. In 2009, Jim Harbaugh, then coach of Stanford University, discussed his new contract extension with the university. When asked if the contract [...]
I was recently interviewed by Steve Silver of The Legal Blitz, on the topic of agents and advisors in amateur hockey. Here is an except from the interview: It is my understanding that the NCAA has a flat-out agent ban in that student athletes or soon-to-be student athletes can not sign with or have any contact with an [...]
UConn Prevails in FOIA Case The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling allowing the University of Connecticut to classify lists of donors and supporters, including season ticket holders for athletic teams, as trade secrets, allowing UConn to keep such information private. Click here for a copy of the Court’s decision. For the background [...]
Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics recently featured my article on Gunner Kiel and verbal commitments in the recruiting process. (Click on the following link to view the article in PDF: Gunner Kiel Demonstrates that Verbal Commitments Are Not Binding). I have also posted the article below. My sincere thanks to Holt Hackney, publisher of Legal Issues in Collegiate [...]
