Following a strong first season, the James Madison University (JMU) Dukes are having an impressive second season in the FBS. The Dukes were undefeated (10-0) before losing to North Carolina’s Appalachian State University.[1] Now, their record is 11-1, and the team is bowl-bound for the first time in program history.[2] A few weeks ago, there... Continue Reading →
The Texas A&M Aggies football season has not gone according to plan this year. The Aggies are currently 7-4, which for most college football teams would be a successful season. However, for a big-time Division One SEC football team making a bowl game is not enough. Making the college football playoffs is the expectation. Unhappy... Continue Reading →
Jim Harbaugh has led Michigan to back-to-back Big Ten Championships and College Football Playoff appearances. During his tenure, the Wolverines have produced three of the five most-productive offensive seasons in school history. [1] His success as a head coach is undeniable, but it begs the question: If there has been such great success, why is... Continue Reading →
Over the last few years, we have seen the NCAA loosen its rules on collegiate athletes’ ability to make money. We have seen the NCAA go from making players ineligible for accepting gifts, to now certain collegiate athletes making millions of dollars per year based off of their Name, Image & Likeness (“NIL”). Recently, there... Continue Reading →
The Michigan Wolverines have been slapped with a cheating allegation by the NCAA. They have been accused of stealing signs from their opponents.[1] Michigan allegedly had unnamed individuals attend games of scheduled opponents to evaluate the teams’ signs and steal them.[2] Supposedly, Michigan employed a former military captain to help them decipher and steal opposing... Continue Reading →
The inspirational story portrayed in The Blind Side makes it one of America’s favorite tear-jerkers. Now, the 2009 Oscar-nominated film starring Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw has been turned on its head as the Tuohy family’s adoption of retired NFL player Michael Oher was revealed to be a conservatorship. On September 29th, a Tennessee probate... Continue Reading →
EA Sports (EA) is being sued by the Brandr Group (TBG) over the name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal it offered to college athletes for the new College Football video game.[1] EA worked with OneTeam Partners to facilitate any group deals for the game pursuant to an agreement made in May, 2023.[2] The game is... Continue Reading →
This past April, the Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 17 that would restrict how the state’s public universities can promote equitable access to higher education and promote diversity among students, faculty and staff. Senate Bill 17 requires universities to close their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices, ban mandatory diversity training, and ban hiring departments... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, January 3, 2023, the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Transformation Committee, which had been charged with reshaping NCAA policies, released its 40-page final report.[1] The Report will next go to the Division I Board of Directors for consideration at the 2023 NCAA Convention in San Antonio next week.[2] The Report details 34 review areas... Continue Reading →
The trial in Gee v NCAA over the potential wrongful death of former University of South California football player Matt Gee came to a close, and the jury sided with the NCAA, finding that the NCAA was not liable in any way for the death of Gee. After about a month, Gee’s counsel was not... Continue Reading →