SportsWise: A Podcast About Sports and the Law

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On December 5th, 2023,  NCAA President Charlie Baker proposed major changes to the college sports model.  Under proposal, all DI schools would be allowed to do NIL deals directly with their athletes and could offer athletes "any level of enhanced educational benefits they deem appropriate."  

The proposal would also create a new subdivision of DI schools that could create a "trust fund" for each athlete of at least $30,000 per year and would allow the schools to create more permissive rules for recruiting, NIL, transfers, roster size, and pay-for-play.

What does it all mean and where do we go from here? Michael McCann and Andrew Brandt join the pod to discuss. 

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

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Sports law giants Mike McCann and Jeremi Duru join the pod for the first ever sports law issues draft! Yes, that's right. Mike, Jeremi, and I draft-- and debate-- the biggest and most important stories in the sports law world.  Let us know who you think has the strongest team...  

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

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Andrew Brandt, sports business expert, joins the podcast to discuss:

1) The college football cheating scandal at Michigan;
2) Jim Harbaugh's future;
3) Deshaun Watson's contract;
4) Roger Goodell's contract extension;
5) Aaron Rodgers' future;

And more...

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

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Dan (Wright) and Patrick (Eagan) join the podcast to discuss the latest developments in sports and the law, including:

1) Lionel Messi; 
2) College sports back in Congress;
3) Pat Fitzgerald vs. Northwestern; 
4) The NBA's load management problem;
5) The Knicks vs. the Raptors in court;
6) The future of sports television;
7) A 2-hour marathon;
8) Bram Van Polen...

And more... 

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

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We're back with a special New Orleans edition of the podcast: A season preview of the New Orleans Pelicans with Jake Madison, the host of Locked on Pels. Jake and I discuss reasons for optimism and pessimism for the Pels, the future of local NBA broadcasts, and our surprise pick for a jersey patch sponsorship.   

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

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We're back with the latest episode of the Sports Law Rundown. Everything we think you need to know about the latest in sports and the law, including:

1) Dartmouth men's basketball players attempting to unionize;
2) The latest development in the Prime Time-aissance at Colorado;
3) Mr. Beast and the Hornets;
4) Aaron Rodgers and the turf war;
5) Jim Trotter vs. the NFL;
6) The Washington Football Team sued again;
7) The Blind Side's unhappy sequel;
8) The Seattle Kraken vs. Smack Apparel;
9) The Utah Jazz and the future of sports television;
10) Joe Exotic vs. the new Tiger King;
11) The WWF and UFC; and...
12) Bram Van Polen update.

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

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Professor Jeremi Duru, sports Law Professor at American University and the Director of the Washington College of Law Sport and Society initiative, joins to talk the latest developments in sports and the law, including:

1) College sports conference realignment
2) NIL
3) Sports gambling
4) The battle over sports tv rights and ratings
5) the Spanish soccer federation saga
6) Chess scandals!
7) Barbie and Sports
8) Bram Van Polen...

And more!

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

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Everything you need to know about the latest developments in the sports law world, including:

• Conference realignment
• Jim Harbaugh 
• Reggie Bush
• Sports gambling
• Sports gambling heckling
• Another brewing international chess controversy
• Litigation involving the NFL and Major League Baseball
• Bram Van Polen update

  You give us 22ish minutes, we’ll give you the sports law world.  

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

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Oliver Luck joins the podcast to discuss the latest in college sports conference realignment Oliver wears many hats in the college sports world, including Chairman of Altius Sports Partners,  Executive Director of the new football partnership between the ASUN Conference and the Western Athletic Conference, and a consultant to several high profile schools eyeing new conferences.  Oliver has also served as Commissioner of the XFL, Executive Vice President for Regulatory Affairs and Strategic Partnerships of the NCAA, Athletic Director of West Virginia University, Chief Executive Officer of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, and an NFL Quarterback

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

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Eric Blevins and I are joined by Sydney Williams, Third Year Tulane Sports Law student: On this week's Sports Law Rundown, we cover: 

• The antitrust battle in the baseball card industry;
• College sports group licensing and the future of the EA Sports games; 
• Ralph Lauren vs. George Gervin;
• Jack Nicklaus vs. himself; 
• Michael Oher...blindsided;
• Conference realignment;
• Cheeseburgers in Michigan;
• NIL; 
• Betting on ESPN;
• The unhidden truth about Alvin Kamara;
• The most popular foods in America, and 
•  Bram Van Polen .

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .