Photo Credit: unafraidshow.com On December 16, 2020, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear an appeal from the NCAA and eleven of its top-level conferences in a case that challenges the Association's restriction on student-athlete compensation. In 2021, the high court will decide whether the NCAA's rules which limit athlete compensation to scholarships is... Continue Reading →
Commonality of Wrongful Death Suits in High School Athletics
Photo Credit: Davis Law Group High school sports are paramount to many teenagers and can be a great way for students to get exercise, learn valuable life skills, and build friendships. However, if these high school student athletes are pushed too hard or are placed in risky situations, the results can quite literally be deadly.... Continue Reading →
“Bubbleville” is Coming to NCAA College Basketball
Two days ago, the NCAA announced that it plans to move the entire 68-team men's basketball tournament to one city in 2021, as opposed to the 13 predetermined preliminary round sites. The decision came after it became apparent to the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee that conducting the championship at the preliminary round sites, which... Continue Reading →
COVID-19 Insurance for College Athletic Programs: Will Your School Buy In?
Photo Credit: The Tenneseean On October 23, ESPN reported that a prominent insurance broker is rolling out a policy which would provide coverage to college athletic departments if their student-athletes are hospitalized due to COVID-19. The policy is only available to NCAA-member schools (meaning junior colleges and NAIA schools are excluded) and they have until... Continue Reading →
University Athletic Departments Are Cutting Sports – Is This the New COVID Trend or Was it Planned?
Photo Credit: Chris Chavez (Twitter) Over the past 6 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked havoc. From unemployment and furloughs to small businesses closing, almost everyone has suffered in one way or another. As the months pass, the drastic and long lasting effects are beginning to show their face. One of these long lasting effects... Continue Reading →
Roundtable Recap: Athletic Administration and NIL
Photo Credit: Sports Illustrated Yesterday, October 15, the University at Buffalo Sports and Entertainment Law Society (BSELS) hosted its second Sports Law Round Table of the fall semester. Our esteemed panel consisted of Paul Perrier ('08), USC Deputy Athletic Director, Kristina Minor, Northwestern Associate Athletic Director for Compliance, and Ellen Ferris, American Athletic Conference Associate... Continue Reading →
#WorldMentalHealthDay: Advocating for Student Athlete Mental Health in the “College Athletes Bill of Rights”
Photo Credit: Humanium October 10, 2020. Today is World Mental Health Day and it comes at a time when our daily lives have changed considerably as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The past months have brought many challenges for everyone around the world and it is expected that the need for mental health support... Continue Reading →
The Connection Between COVID-19 and Student Athlete Mental Health Part II: A Deeper Dive with Hanna Hall
As I reported last week, the NCAA conducted a Student-Athlete COVID-19 Well Being Survey back in May 2020, the results of which were astounding. The mental health concerns student athletes experienced during the month of May were 150% to 250% higher than historically reported. Now, the NCAA hasn't conducted a follow up survey, but one... Continue Reading →
The Connection Between COVID-19 and Student Athlete Mental Health
Back in March 2020, more than 460,000 NCAA student athletes' worlds came crashing down and life as they knew it ceased to exist. When the Coronavirus finally hit the United States, no one could have imagined the devastating impact it would have on collegiate sports. After the NBA suspended games upon finding that a Utah... Continue Reading →
UB Athletic Department: Managing Through the Crisis
Make it PossiBULL Campaign Like all athletic departments across the country, University at Buffalo is facing significant financial challenges due to the ongoing global pandemic. UB's Athletic Director, Mark Alnutt, and the rest of the Athletic Department recognized that there would be a significant loss in revenue when it announced the postponement of fall sports... Continue Reading →