With 2010 coming to a close, I have compiled a list of the top story lines and accompanying blog posts from the past year. Part I will list story lines 6 through 10; Part II will be posted tomorrow and will include 2 through 5; and the top story line will be posted on Monday, January 3. Thank you for your readership, [...]
Connecticut Sports Recruiting: National Letter of Intent Basics
November 16, 2010 By 5 Comments
Connecticut Sports Law has covered the legal aspects of the National Letter of Intent (NLI) in some detail. The primary issue is whether the NLI is an enforceable contract. Nevertheless, most student-athletes and their parents are not interested in legal theory, but want to know how the NLI affects them. Here are 3 key points to understand before [...]
The Final Word on the National Letter of Intent
February 5, 2010 By 5 Comments
National Signing Day became National Letter of Intent Week here at Connecticut Sports Law. Adding to our prior coverage of the National Letters of Intent was the perspective of four Quinnipiac School of Law Students taking my Sports Law course, Davidson G. Lucas, Martine Trinka, Leo J. White and Dan Mokrycki. Three of the four students [...]
The National Letter of Intent Violates Doctrine of Unconscionability
February 4, 2010 By 7 Comments
By Leo J. White It is my opinion that the National Letter of Intent (NLI) program, and specifically the executed National Letter of Intent itself, is in need of reform to place the universities and the athletes, along with their families, on more equitable terms. The NLI, which is a binding contract between the university and [...]
Letters of Intent Should Reflect a Mutual Agreement
February 3, 2010 By 1 Comment
By Martine Trinka The Letters of Intent (LOI) that prospective collegiate athletes are enticed to sign seem unconscionable in their current form and therefore should be changed to more accurately reflect two parties contracting in an arms-length transaction. Although student athletes are not required to sign the LOI, signing it is the only mechanism available to [...]
National Signing Day Brings Excitement, Issues for Minors
February 3, 2010 By 4 Comments
By Davidson G. Lucas The television rating for the NFL draft increased 62% between 2002 and 2008[1]. Fans of professional teams are interested to see which college players will be selected by their team while college football fans tune in to see where the recently departed stars from their team will play professionally. The NFL draft is organized [...]
National Signing Day: The Law of Letters of Intent
February 3, 2010 By 2 Comments
Another National Signing Day in college football is upon us - an exciting and joyous occasion for high school student-athletes preparing to play ball at the next level. But student-athletes and their families should enter into a Letter of Intent with eyes wide open, as this contract is fraught with legal issues. Connecticut Sports Law has covered these issues in some detail: Signing [...]
Signing Day Brings National Letter of Intent (NLI) into Focus
January 14, 2010 By 12 Comments
Watching the Under Armour and U.S. Army high school All-American football games over the past weekends served as a reminder that National Signing Day is upon us. February 3 is the day that many high school athletes will sign the National Letter of Intent (NLI): a one-sided agreement that heavily favors schools over student-athletes. The majority [...]
