In the past three months, I have traveled around the country, speaking at six different universities. Most of the time the topic touched upon, or was centered on, ethics in the sports agent profession. A common question from the audience is how to fix a system that practically allows agents to give student-athletes benefits without […]
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The 2010-11 NCAA Division I Manual became effective as of August 1, 2010. Throughout the year, NCAA administrators have reviewed the rules and regulations embodied within the Manual and will revise where appropriate for a new Manual, which will likely be published on August 1, 2011. A bylaw that will earn a significant area of […]
Shabbat Shalom all the way from Los Angeles, California, where it is only 9 a.m. I am about to be moderating a panel at Southwestern Law School titled, “Pre-Professional Athletes in an Amateur World: NCAA Rules, State Laws, Agents and Extra Benefits.” If you have anything you think I should ask the impressive panel of […]
Virginia Commonwealth University is only the 3rd team in the history of the NCAA Tournament (since it was expanded to 64 teams in 1985) to have made it to the Final Four as a #11 seed. The other 2 are Louisiana State University in 1986 and George Mason in 2006. I had the pleasure of […]
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Big 10 Hockey, Here We Come
While any news out of college athletics is likely to revolve around the NCAA Basketball Tournament, there is still plenty of action going on in other sports. Back in September 2010 when it was announced that Terry Pegula had donated $88 million to Penn State to form a D-I hockey team, college hockey was abuzz […]
It is well known that I am a Florida Gators fan, but even I could not believe when it was announced that the Gators received the #2 seed in the Southeast bracket. The Gators have an experienced starting line-up with some very talented young players coming off of the bench. Even though the team lost […]
What: Harvard Law School 2011 Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, March 25, 2011 (9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.) Where: Ames Courtroom (9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) and Austin West (1:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.) PANEL #1 – AMATEURISM PANEL – 9:30-10:40am Different sports entities answer the question “what it means to be an amateur” in different […]
It was announced on February 15th that the upcoming Penn State men’s and women’s D-I hockey programs were given another sizable donation to help get them off the ground. Paul Silvis, and his wife Nancy, proudly gave $1 million to help with a campaign that is set to launch a team in the 2012-2013 NCAA season. […]
It is not yet law, but the state of Arkansas is one step closer to having a tougher law regulating sports agents. Last week, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed a bill titled THE ATHLETE AGENT REFORM ACT OF 2011 (embedded at the bottom of this post in its entirety). House Bill 1061 by Rep. […]
Last Tuesday, the University of Southern California hosted an “Agent Awareness, Education and Eligibility Summit.” The following officials were in attendance: Jimmy Sexton – Co-Founder, SportsTrust Advisors Tom Condon – Football Agent, CAA Rick Smith – Agent, Priority Sports Mark Levin – Director of Salary Cap and Agent Administration, NFLPA Ray Anderson – VP of […]