The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) name, image, and likeness (NIL) recruiting restrictions, referred to as the “NIL recruiting ban,” are about to become a thing of the past.
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American Athletic Conference Imposes Mandatory House Settlement Pool Participation on Member Institutions
By Michael S. Lowe on
How NCAA Division I conferences choose to deal with the implications of the House, et al., v. NCAA, et al. settlement, and in particular the revenue-sharing mechanism known as the “pool,” has been the subject of much speculation and debate. Commentators have asked whether conferences will require participation, or leave…
Trump, NCAA Changes Won’t Directly Affect NIL at Princeton
By Christopher M. Brolley on
Posted in Legal Cases and Settlements, NIL Compliance
Chris Brolley, an associate in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Health Care + Life Sciences Industry Group, was quoted in the February 23, 2025 The Daily Princetonian article, “Trump, NCAA Changes Won’t Directly Affect NIL at Princeton.”
NCAA Settlement Faces 88 Objections as Deadline Looms
By Callan G. Stein on
Posted in NIL Compliance, Title IX and Gender Equity
Callan Stein, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Health Care + Life Sciences Industry Group, was quoted in the February 28, 2025 Global Competition Review article, “NCAA Settlement Faces 88 Objections as Deadline Looms.”
DOE Rescinds Title IX Guidance on NIL Compensation
Posted in NIL Compliance, Title IX and Gender Equity
Twenty-seven days after the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) of the outgoing Biden administration issued long-awaited Title IX guidance relating to name, image, and likeness (NIL) payments by schools and third-party collectives and/or boosters, the DOE Office for Civil Rights (OCR) under the Trump administration officially rescinded the nine-page guidance document. We addressed and discussed the DOE’s guidance and its implications in a recent episode of Highway to NIL.