Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
Seemingly each year a mid-major exceeds expectations and plays deep into the NCAA tournament. This year, Ohio University, a thirteen seed, has advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. The first round also offered a number of upsets, as Lehigh, VCU, and Norfolk State defeated Duke, Wichita State and Missouri respectively. The coaches for these schools often become hot prospects – recent examples […]
Before Butler coach Brad Stevens led the Bulldogs to within three points of completing their Cinderella season by winning the NCAA Championship game, the speculation over his future had already begun. Despite a contract that runs through the year 2016, Stevens will undoubtedly be pursued by larger schools with vast financial resources. The question for mid-majors […]
Sean McMann of the Poughkeepsie Journal quoted me in a story concerning the lawsuit that Marist University recently filed against its former basketball coach, Matt Brady, and Brady’s new employer, James Madison University. The story details a familiar topic, the virtual free agency system that has developed with respect to collegiate coaches: In recent years, […]
The power struggle between college football coaches and the universities for which they work, has taken some interesting twists and turns over the last year or so. Coaches have long operated in a system of virtual free agency, with little regard for the binding nature of contracts. Universities have attempted to fight the flight of their […]
