Emma Spisak
Conference Chaos: How Recent NCAA Realignments are Shaping the Future of Media Rights
The collegiate sports landscape has been upended in the last few years with numerous NCAA conferences undergoing dramatic realignments.
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Villanova Sports Law Blog
Nov 265 min read
Sign, If You Dare: NCAA Eliminates National Letter of Intent in Favor of More Modern Agreement
National Signing Day at your local high school may look a little different this year. The same pomp and circumstances will encompass the...
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John O'Reilly
Nov 204 min read
Notre Dame Men’s Swimming and Diving Scandal Highlights Growing Problems with Gambling
This past August 2024, the University of Notre Dame announced the one-year suspension of its men’s swimming and diving program for...
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Pasquale Tartaro
Nov 125 min read
The Price of Greatness: Reggie Bush’s Past and Ongoing Battles with the NCAA
[1] Once the face of college football, former star running back Reggie Bush now finds himself in a legal battle with the same...
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Jacob Goldstein
Nov 48 min read
UCF Basketball Transfers Look for Fresh Start
The University of Central Florida (“UCF”) basketball program landed several high-caliber transfers heading into its 2024-25 season...
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John O'Reilly
Mar 203 min read
Florida State Fights for Freedom from ACC
On December 22nd, only a few weeks after missing the College Football Playoff, Florida State filed suit against the Atlantic Coast...
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Emma Spisak
Mar 35 min read
Student-Athletes as Employees? The Compensation Hurdles Colleges and Universities May Face in the Future
By: Emma Spisak, 2025 In recent years, the realm of college athletics has seen significant transformations. These transformations began...
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Ryan Magill
Feb 1910 min read
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese: The NBA’s Past, The WNBA’s Present, and the Future for Women’s Sports
Without question, 2023 was the year for women’s sports. Record-breaking attendance, skyrocketing viewership, and nearly triple the media...
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Morgan Blunt
Feb 184 min read
Ole Miss Fumbles its Obligation to Protect Player’s Mental Health
The NCAA’s mission is to “ provide a world-class athletics and academic experience for student-athletes that fosters lifelong...
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Zack Slogoff
Jan 237 min read
Courting Controversy: The Pac-12's Battle for Control Takes Legal Twist
Introduction As the recent conference realignment movement in collegiate athletics has gained traction, certain universities have been...
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Villanova Sports Law Blog
Jan 168 min read
Diving In: MSU’s Aquatic Cuts and the Battle for Title IX Compliance
Introduction: MSU Women’s Aquatics Makes Waves In October of 2020, Michigan State University (“MSU”), an NCAA Division I institution,...
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Villanova Sports Law Blog
Jan 95 min read
Portal to a New Era: How Villanova Basketball Utilized the Transfer Portal and Its Future Effect on Recruiting
Introduction The Villanova men’s basketball team, led by second-year head coach Kyle Neptune, was among the many prominent programs to...
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Villanova Sports Law Blog
Jan 26 min read
Questionable Call: The NCAA Places Threshold on Student-Athletes’ Ability to Claim Earned Tennis Prize Money in NIL Era
Background Hailing from San Antonio, Texas, Fiona Crawley, a senior standout on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s (“UNC”)...
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Villanova Sports Law Blog
Dec 26, 20237 min read
Women Collegiate Athletes and NIL: Why They Should Finish Eligibility Instead of Going Pro
Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark Go Viral Last year both Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark went viral after the NCAA Women’s Championship Game...
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Lauren Di Lella
Dec 19, 202310 min read
NIL Collectives Continue to Create Chaos in Collegiate Athletics
In June of 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in NCAA v. Alston which has forever changed the landscape of collegiate...
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Villanova Sports Law Blog
Dec 19, 202310 min read
Battle of the Bills: How Four Federal NIL Bills Depict Continued Uncertainty Over a Uniform NIL Standard
Starting on July 1, 2021, the NCAA allowed college athletes to participate in endorsement arrangements using their name, image, and...
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Villanova Sports Law Blog
Dec 12, 20239 min read
While These College Students Face Criminal Sanctions, The NCAA Face New Reality of Student-Athlete’s Gambling Habits
What started as a probe into sports wagering at both The University of Iowa and Iowa State has grown into over a dozen student-athletes...
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Villanova Sports Law Blog
Dec 5, 20238 min read
Made It to The Ivy League, But at What Cost: Analyzing the Ivy Leagues’ Policy Prohibiting Athletic Scholarships
4.85%, that is the percentage of students the Ivy League admits on a yearly basis. For many students an acceptance letter into one of the...
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Morgan Blunt
Nov 2, 20235 min read
The Potential Implications of Conference Realignment
On September 1, 2023, the Atlantic Coast Conference (“ACC”) made an aggressive decision to acquire Stanford University and the University...
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John O'Reilly
Oct 25, 20235 min read
Dartmouth Hoops Shoots for Unionization
The Dartmouth men’s basketball team recently took unilateral action to form a union. [2] The team signed representation cards with SEIU...
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