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		<title>Friday Sports Briefs</title>
		<link>http://ctsportslaw.com/2012/02/03/friday-sports-briefs-60/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Super Bowl Clean Zones Create Controversy, Lawsuit Michael McCann has an excellent article and analysis on SI.com concerning the NFL&#8217;s use of &#8220;clean zones&#8221; in Indianapolis, the site of this year&#8217;s Super Bowl, and a lawsuit arising out of the use of clean zones at the Super Bowl last year in Dallas.  McCann describes clean zones [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ctsportslaw.com&amp;blog=2758943&amp;post=6721&amp;subd=ctsportslawblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate National Signing Day, But Beware of NLI</title>
		<link>http://ctsportslaw.com/2012/02/02/celebrate-national-signing-day-but-beware-of-nli/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ctsportslaw.com&amp;blog=2758943&amp;post=6703&amp;subd=ctsportslawblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Letter of Intent Should Drop Provision on Coaching Changes</title>
		<link>http://ctsportslaw.com/2012/02/01/national-letter-of-intent-should-drop-provision-on-coaching-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When many student-athletes sign their National Letter of Intent (NLI) today, they will be become bound to an agreement that refuses to acknowledge the obvious: coaching changes have become a regular aspect of Division I college athletics.  The NLI, however, clings to the unrealistic notion that student-athletes make their college choice based solely on the school, irrespective of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ctsportslaw.com&amp;blog=2758943&amp;post=6697&amp;subd=ctsportslawblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is the National Letter of Intent Legally Enforceable?</title>
		<link>http://ctsportslaw.com/2012/01/31/is-the-national-letter-of-intent-legally-enforceable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, February 1, is National Signing Day for college football, field hockey, soccer, track and field, cross country, and men’s water polo.  Although many student-athletes will sign a National Letter of Intent tomorrow, they are not required to do so, as the signing period continues through April 1. For National Signing Day, I&#8217;ve updated the post that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ctsportslaw.com&amp;blog=2758943&amp;post=6685&amp;subd=ctsportslawblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Sports Briefs</title>
		<link>http://ctsportslaw.com/2012/01/27/friday-sports-briefs-59/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut Considers Reporting Requirements for Youth Coaches In the wake of recent events at Penn State University, the Connecticut General Assembly is considering requiring youth coaches to report child abuse when they see or suspect it.  Josh Kovner of the Hartford Courant has the story. NCAA&#8217;s Proposal on Multiyear Scholarships Ron Morris of The State (South Carolina) has written [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ctsportslaw.com&amp;blog=2758943&amp;post=6672&amp;subd=ctsportslawblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gunner Kiel Shows that Verbal Commitments are Not Binding</title>
		<link>http://ctsportslaw.com/2012/01/26/gunner-kiel-shows-that-verbal-commitments-are-not-binding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gunner Kiel, the top rated pro-style quarterback in high school football, made news last week when we decided to attend the University of Notre Dame, instead of Louisiana State University.  It was the second time that Kiel changed his mind concerning his choice of school.  Kiel originally provided a verbal commitment to Indiana, before switching to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ctsportslaw.com&amp;blog=2758943&amp;post=6627&amp;subd=ctsportslawblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kansas Accepts Transfer QBs but Refuses to Release Berglund</title>
		<link>http://ctsportslaw.com/2012/01/25/kansas-accepts-transfer-qbs-but-refuses-to-release-berglund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following St. Joseph&#8217;s well-publicized refusal to provide former basketball player Todd O&#8217;Brien with a release to play at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, another situation has arose in which a college inexplicably refuses to provide a release to a student-athlete seeking a transfer.  The student-athlete in question is Brock Berglund, a quarterback at the University of Kansas.  Berglund [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ctsportslaw.com&amp;blog=2758943&amp;post=6642&amp;subd=ctsportslawblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Sports Briefs</title>
		<link>http://ctsportslaw.com/2012/01/20/friday-sports-briefs-58/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCAA Reforms Discussed Christian Dennie of the College Sports Law Blog has posted an excellent summary of the issues discussed at the recent NCAA Convention held in Indianapolis, covering items such as multiyear scholarships, the $2,000 stipend and the &#8220;Cam Newton Loophole.&#8221; Kansas, Weis and another Transfer Dispute In the wake of the Todd O&#8217;Brien case, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ctsportslaw.com&amp;blog=2758943&amp;post=6625&amp;subd=ctsportslawblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA Denies Todd O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s Appeal; Reform Necessary</title>
		<link>http://ctsportslaw.com/2012/01/20/ncaa-denies-todd-obriens-appeal-reform-necessary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ESPN is reporting that Todd O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s final appeal in his waiver request was denied by the NCAA.  Andy Katz writes, &#8220;Saint Joseph&#8217;s has finally won. It&#8217;s over. Todd O&#8217;Brien won&#8217;t play college basketball this season for UAB.&#8221;  For those of you who are unfamiliar with O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s story, see my post Todd O’Brien Denied Release By St. Joseph’s. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ctsportslaw.com&amp;blog=2758943&amp;post=6616&amp;subd=ctsportslawblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BC&#8217;s Momah Demonstrates NCAA 6th Year Eligibility Rule</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston College (BC) football player wide receiver Ifeanyi Momah&#8217;s request for a waiver of the NCAA&#8217;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&#8217;s Five-Year Rule.  The NCAA&#8217;s most basic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ctsportslaw.com&amp;blog=2758943&amp;post=6596&amp;subd=ctsportslawblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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