On July 6, 2010, SportsAgentBlog.com became the first media entity to discuss the tie between agent Gary Wichard and former UNC associate head coach John Blake, after it was known that the NCAA was investigating the University of North Carolina football program regarding possible rules violations surrounding gifts/benefits received by players from sports agents. SportsBusiness Journal later found that […]
Category: Colleges
Earlier today, the College Sport Research Institute at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill released the 2010 NCAA D-I Football Adjusted Graduation Gap (AGG) Report. The Fall 2010 NCAA D-I Football AGG Report includes analysis of the adjusted graduation gap between football players and full-time male students at both FBS and FCS conferences. […]
The New York Supreme Court (which for all of our non-law school readers, is actually the lowest court in the New York state court system) recently ruled in one part of Marist University’s lawsuit against Matt Brady, former men’s basketball coach at Marist, and his new employer James Madison University. Brady left Marist to coach […]
Because so much of my day currently consists of studying for the Bar Exam and doing Dynasty-related work, I often find myself having just enough time to read the headline of an interesting story, clicking “Read Later”, and eventually getting to actually reading the full story later that week. By the way, a great tool […]
Dear future NFL athlete: My company, Synrgy Sports Consulting, exists to fight for you. You don’t know me or my colleague, JD Nelson, so you may not pay attention to what I’m saying here, but if you care about your future, you’d be wise to read this article. Got your attention? Good. Over the past […]
What: 3rd Annual Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance (GEMA) Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium When: April 16, 2010 (8:15 a.m. – Where: Georgetown University, McDonough Room 200 Cost: Attorney receiving CLE credit ($159, $179), Attorney/Practitioner w/out CLE credit ($99, $129), Non-Georgetown Student ($19, $39), Georgetown Student (Free, Free). First number is applicable if you register before April […]
This year marks the potential end of the long-term contract between the NCAA and CBS Broadcasting – July 31 will be decision day. The NCAA can opt out of the remainder of their contract, leaving new bidders coming with one thing in common – maximizing the bottom-line. It has been reported by numerous sources that […]
James Paxton‘s fight with the NCAA brings out everything I hate about organized sports. When it becomes all about money, power, and respect, people suffer. Those, like Paxton, who do nothing illegal, unethical, nothing out of hatred or spite, but still get punished, show the problems that may exist in organized sport. When institutions grow […]
MLB Mock Drafts are much less exciting than NFL Mock Drafts. The NFL Draft only has 7 rounds, but most “mock experts” only predict the first few rounds. The MLB, with 50 rounds, is almost impossible to guess. But the first round picks are usually known a year ahead of time. With high school and […]
What: 2010 Scholarly Conference on College Sport Where: William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) When: April 21st (Wednesday) – April 23rd (Friday) Blurb: It is the 3rd annual conference for faculty, athletic administrators, students, sport practitioners, and the public interested in research, theory, and critical thinking […]