STUDENT RESEARCH ARCHIVE

Legal & Compliance Issues in Amateur Athletics is a course available to all interested students at VLS. Additionally, it is a required course for all Sports Law Concentration Members.

This article assignment allows students to write about a legal issue of their choice that is currently impacting amateur athletics.

FALL 2023

Rebecca Black, 2025

Made It to The Ivy League, But at What Cost: Analyzing the Ivy League’s Policy Prohibiting Athletic Scholarships

Clayton Bowes, 2025

While These College Students Face Criminal Sanctions, The NCAA Face New Reality of Student-Athlete’s Gambling Habits

Joseph Capone, 2024

Battle of the Bills: How Four Federal NIL Bills Depict Continued Uncertainty Over a Uniform NIL Standard

Lauren Di Lella, 2024

NIL Collectives Continue to Create Chaos in Collegiate Athletics

Sarah Grossman, 2024

Women Collegiate Athletes and NIL: Why They Should Finish Eligibility Instead of Going Pro

Tarquin McGurrin, 2024

Questionable Call: The NCAA Places Threshold on Student-Athletes’ Ability to Claim Earned Tennis Prize Money in NIL Era

Nick Pilny, 2025

Portal to a New Era:

How Villanova Basketball Utilized the Transfer Portal and Its Future Effect on Recruiting

Alyssa Rodarte, 2025

Diving In: MSU’s Aquatic Cuts and the Battle for Title IX Compliance

Zack Slogoff, 2025

Courting Controversy: The Pac-12's Battle for Control Takes Legal Twist

FALL 2022

Laura Ospina, 2024

While Plaintiff in Gee v. NCAA Faces Uphill Battle, A Win Could Equal Hundreds of Millions for Collegiate CTE Victims

Jack Nelson, 2023

A Letter to the Transformation Committee: Moving the College Baseball Season Back Makes Sense Financially, Academically, and Medically

James McCauley, 2024

NBA’s Reduction of Age Minimum and what it Means for College Basketball

Janie Pierson, 2024

More Than a Violation: International Student Athletes Risk Visa Status Due to Vague NIL Guidelines

Hunter Parsons, 2024

Conference Realignment: Another Example of the Lasting Effect of Name, Image, and Likeness

David Brake, 2024

N(IL)FT’s: Is There Opportunity for College Athletes Amidst a Slow Market?

Veronica Sansone, 2024

Congress Limiting the Future of College Antitrust Exemptions by allowing the Ivy League’s Antitrust Exemption to Expire

Grace Gelone, 2024

Tax Implications of NIL Deals in the Wake of Potential Federal NIL Legislation

Sydney Baxter, 2024

The NCAA Passed the Ball in its Updated Transgender Athlete Policy, but Proposed Changes in Title IX Regulations May Halt Any Forward Progress