Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
Last month, the NCAA expanded the definition of an agent to include those people, including parents, who market student-athletes’ athletic ability for financial gain. This measure closed the so-called “Cam Newton Loophole,” referring to the allegations that Cam Newton’s father sought payment in exchange for his son’s enrollment in college. Because Newton himself was not [...]
Last night, the UConn football program held its annual National Signing Day event, introducing fans to the newest Huskies. The event drew a standing room only crowd, thought to be the best turnout to date. Coach Paul Pasqualoni and his staff were entertaining and enthusiastic. As always, it was a first-class event. Here is the list of players that [...]
Boston College (BC) football player wide receiver Ifeanyi Momah’s request for a waiver of the NCAA’s Five-Year Eligibility Rule was recently denied according to Mark Blaudschun of the Boston Globe. For Momah, it appears that this decision is unfair and inconsistent with recent precedent. However, the story provides a good opportunity to review the NCAA’s Five-Year Rule. The NCAA’s most basic [...]
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 [...]
“Schools, not NCAA, standing in the way of positive scholarship change” Andy Staples of SI.com has a great article on how colleges and universities are balking at the NCAA’s attempt at reform. The NCAA recently decided to allow schools to provide student-athletes with a $2,000 stipend and to offer multi-year scholarships. A number of schools, [...]
In a recent post, I discussed how the Student-Athletes’ Right to Know Act helps parents and student-athletes ask coaches the important questions during the recruiting process. This law only applies to schools that offer athletic scholarships. However, student-athletes and parents of student-athletes recruited by Division II and Division III schools that do not offer athletic scholarships must also be [...]
Warren Zola, Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and Chair of the University’s Professional Sports Counseling Panel, has published a plan to transform collegiate athletics on The Huffington Post. Zola’s plan is centered around three concepts: academic standards and integrity; protecting the interests and improving the experiences of student-athletes; [...]
