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Florida State and Clemson vs. the ACC: Is There a Way Out for Both?

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Both the Florida and North Carolina courts have now dipped their toes into Florida State University’s (“FSU”) dispute with the Atlantic Coast Conference (“ACC”) over the high exit price the school must pay to leave the...more

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Florida State’s Way Out of ACC? Exit Penalties Could Be Ruled Unenforceable

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Last summer, we wrote about the Atlantic Coast Conference’s (“ACC”) “ironclad” Grant of Rights agreement being the only document keeping top schools from leaving for either the Big Ten or Southeastern Conference (SEC),...more

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Lawsuit with Claim of Unequal Access to NIL Opportunities Raises New Title IX Concerns

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The University of Oregon Ducks have had a winning season on and off the football field: The team reached the Pac-12 Conference title game, and star players achieved among the highest name, image and likeness (NIL) valuations...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

NLRB Ruling on Northwestern Football Players Highlights Need for Congressional Action on College Sports

In August, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or "the Board") unanimously ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to decide whether college football players at Northwestern University are "employees" under the National Labor...more

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NLRB Punts on First Down: Declines to Exercise Jurisdiction in Northwestern University Football Players Union Representation Case

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The NLRB’s decision is limited to the facts presented by the Northwestern case, and the Board may assert jurisdiction in another case involving scholarship athletes at a later date. On August 17th, the National Labor...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Big Ten Lobbies Congress to Tread Lightly on "Patent Reform"

One of the frustrations for participants in the patent wars of the early 21st Century has been the failure of many of the most vulnerable stakeholders to take a stand against overreaching proposals by proponents of a crisis...more

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