This past week has seen significant changes to the NCAA, both in terms of its governance model and in terms of its ability to restrict compensation to Division 1 men’s basketball players and Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players for their…
There was a time when summer meant a period of relative relaxation for employees of the NCAA and its member institutions. Conferences typically would wrap up their annual meetings by mid-June, the College World Series would end in late June,…
A recent ruling by the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago that football players at Northwestern University are university employees is a jarring example, in my view, of the need for further movement in the NCAA…
Even as NCAA March Madness prepares to consume America for the next few weeks, the foundation of amateurism on which the NCAA is based continues to be threatened. Please see this link for information on the most recent piece of…
The NCAA is the last defendant standing in the O’Bannon case after the recent settlement between the plaintiffs and defendants Electronic Arts (EA) and the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC). The NCAA’s position, to paraphrase its attorney, is “We’ll fight this…
The recent NCAA announcement regarding a reduction in penalties assessed against Penn State University represents a much-needed positive move by an organization currently beset with criticism. In my view, the NCAA overstepped its enforcement parameters from the start in this…
The NCAA recently announced that it would not renew its licensing contract with Electronic Arts, a contract that has allowed EA to use the NCAA name and brand in its popular college football video games. EA’s current product, NCAA Football…
Student-athletes at the NCAA Division 1 level do not necessarily have the opportunity to transfer without financial consequences to any institution they choose. Rather, permission to recruit must be granted from one institution to another. Some find that unduly restrictive…
Can the NCAA Enforcement Department be trusted? One of the purposes of ISLE is to draw attention to examples of ethical issues in sports and to stimulate thought and discussion about those events. One such situation with significant ethical overtones…