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In a lot of ways, May 6 didn’t bring much out of the ordinary for Eli Drinkwitz. The second-year Missouri football coach is used to entering someone else’s domain, flashing his charm, selling his vision for the Tiger football program. But this time, the stakes were a bit higher. Instead of meeting the family of a high school football prospect and selling them on playing for Missouri, Drinkwitz found himself in Jefferson City, shaking hands with members of the state legislature in the Capitol. Former Missouri offensive lineman and current Republican Rep. Kurtis Gregory introduced ...

Georgia became the most recent state to sign its respective NIL bill into law on Thursday, joining Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and New Mexico as states that will see these changes come into effect on July 1.

States Move Forward on Compensation for Student Athletes Colleges make billions from the feats of student athletes. Recent bills could open the door for athletes to receive compensation beyond their scholarships. Carl Smith, Senior Staff Writer   |   April 21, 2021   |  Analysis NCAA members raised $18.9 billion in 2019. Compare that with the National Basketball Association (NBA), which generated $8.5 billion in the 2019-2020 season. The NCAA has shifted focus from integrating athletics in the college educational experience to “generati...

On March 31, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in NCAA v. Alston, the closely-watched case that will determine whether certain NCAA rules, limiting compensation provided by colleges and universities to student-athletes, violate the antitrust laws.  While important, the Court’s decision in Alston, expected by the end of June, is only part of what college and university counsel need to be aware of when considering possible benefits for student-athletes on their campuses. Starting on July 1, various state laws are slated to take effect that will prevent colleges, universities or athleti...

SALEM — New legislation that landed in late March in the Oregon Senate could allow some college student-athletes to be paid. Senate Bill 5, introduced March 24 by Senate President Peter Courtney of Salem and Sen. James Manning Jr., a Eugene Democrat whose district includes the University of Oregon, allows student-athletes to “earn compensation for use of their name, image or likeness.” That includes royalty payments for college merchandise sold with the athlete’s name or image. The bill also allows Oregon student athletes to retain a professional sports agent while in coll...