Student Athletes or Employees? The Constantly Changing State of Play
Maximizing Revenue: The Future of College Sports Media Rights in a Post-House World — Highway to NIL Podcast
Executive Order Breakdown: President Trump's Vision for College Sports and NIL Reform — Highway to NIL Podcast
CSC Guidance Unveiled: NIL Enforcement and Implications for Collectives — Highway to NIL Podcast
The NCAA's Recent Q&A Document: Clues on What NIL Enforcement Will Look Like Post-House — Highway to NIL Podcast
NIL Enforcement in a Post-House World – What Institutions Can Expect — Highway to NIL Podcast
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Update – Effects of House Settlement
Two Key Considerations in NIL Deals
Dinsmore: A trusted partner in NIL deals
House Final Settlement Hearing: Key Insights and Future Implications for NIL — Highway to NIL Podcast
What is the House v. NCAA settlement and how does this ruling affect college sports?
Rescission of DOE Guidance — Highway to NIL Podcast
The Labor Law Insider: Student Athletes as Employees – Changes and Updates on the Dartmouth Case, NIL Litigation
Ley Mbappé
DOE Guidance and DOJ Statement of Interest — Highway to NIL Podcast
NIL News: End of Year Roundup — Highway to NIL Podcast
House Settlement Approval — Highway to NIL Podcast
What's the Tea in L&E? Getting Sued for Using Photos of Employees
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 6 | Fielding the Future: Title IX and NIL
NCAA Settlement Update — Highway to NIL Podcast
A suit by parents accusing a Little League Baseball organization of inadequate training of coaches and unsafe conditions for players was thrown out by a Connecticut state judge, who ruled that the parents never proved any...more
Last month, the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) approved significant updates to its Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) regulation, which is commonly referred to as the Personal Branding Activities (PBA) rule. ...more
Since 2021, college sports have charted a new course, one in which participants can enjoy the spoils of the billion-dollar industry that college sports have become. This journey was born of individual states granting student...more
Just weeks ago, we reported that the College Sports Commission (CSC) would be ramping up investigations into unreported third-party NIL agreements. The CSC has since made good on that promise. On January 30, The Athletic...more
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently approved a proposal that will allow all Division I sports programs to place commercial patches or logos on uniforms, equipment, and apparel for any non-NCAA...more
Key Takeaways - Commercial patches are coming to college uniforms. The NCAA Division I Cabinet has approved a proposal permitting schools to display commercial sponsor logos on uniforms, equipment, and apparel beginning...more
College and university athletics have never been more commercially visible or more legally complex. From nationally televised games and conference realignment to the rise of name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities,...more
Title IX requires schools receiving federal financial assistance to “provide equal athletic opportunity for members of both sexes.” But can Title IX plaintiffs force a university to create Division I varsity teams based...more
After nearly three and a half hours of argument last week in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox—consolidated cases challenging state laws barring transgender girls and women from female-designated sports teams—a...more
The College Sports Commission (CSC) was established to oversee compliance with and enforcement of collegiate Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules following the House settlement....more
On January 8, the College Sports Commission (CSC) issued guidance in direct response to a recent news report from Yahoo Sports that examined college football student-athletes being offered third-party NIL deals that violate...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent a clear signal to the sports industry: Compliance with the Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act (SPARTA) is back on the enforcement radar....more
On January 6, 2025, University of Washington standout quarterback Demond Williams announced that he plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal just four days after reportedly signing a contract with Washington football for the...more
The college football coach carousel is in full swing and in this era of college football, each school competes in an arms race of sorts for not only the top players, but also the top football coaches. This blog post focuses...more
Professional sports represent a sought-after investment sector, with valuations continuing to climb. There are a growing number of investment opportunities in emerging sports like pickleball, lacrosse, and women’s soccer....more
The NCAA’s five-year eligibility rule continues to face sustained antitrust scrutiny. The most recent challenge has been raised in the Southern District of Iowa by Cuban-born Division I wrestler Reineri Andreu Ortega in the...more
The impact of the elimination of scholarship equivalencies on Title IX compliance is an infrequently discussed aspect of the House settlement. We analyzed the practical application of that rule change in an article published...more
For years, many have advocated that participation in college athletics is “work” and, consequently, college athletes should be treated as “employees” of the schools they attend under federal and state labor and employment...more
High stakes prediction market and sports betting litigation- Courts across the country are actively considering the regulatory structure applicable to prediction market companies. Sophisticated technological elements and...more
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has abruptly reversed a recently approved rule change that would have permitted college athletes and athletic department staff to bet on professional sports. Under a rarely...more
The College Sports Commission (CSC) has circulated a 10-page University Participation Agreement that would dramatically reshape NIL and direct-payment enforcement. The biggest shift: schools would waive their right to...more
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) has approved an emergency bylaw referendum allowing high school student-athletes to participate in Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) activities....more
On November 13, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken, who oversees the House v. NCAA settlement, overruled objections to the Injunctive Relief Settlement (IRS) filed by seven student-athletes. Judge Wilken held a fairness...more
On September 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada issued a significant order in Martinson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, granting a preliminary injunction against the NCAA’s enforcement...more
In this episode of Highway to NIL, Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys Cal Stein, Chris Brolley, and George Pla look at the post-House settlement landscape, including the revenue-sharing pool that allows schools to pay athletes...more