SportsWise: A Podcast About Sports and the Law

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jaime Gordon, CEO of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, joins the pod to discuss the future of Olympic sports and the impact—including schools dropping sports-that the new rules in college sports will have on Olympic sports on college campuses and beyond, and what can be done to protect these opportunities.   Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news...

Send us Fan Mail  After five years of talking about the House case and the House settlement, I'm joined by none other than Grant House, the actual House in House . Grant talks about his role and goal with the lawsuit, his views on the settlement, and much more.  Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

Send us Fan Mail John Clune, partner at Hutchinson Black and Cook, joins the pod to discuss the Title IX lawsuits that many schools will likely face because they are (reportedly) planning to distribute up to 90% of the new payments under the House settlement to male athletes, primarily football and men's basketball players. We will also talk about the appeal of the House  settlement that John...

Send us Fan Mail Troy Dannen, Athletic Director at University of Nebraska, and the newest member of the College Football Playoff Committee, joins the pod to give an inside look at the changes we're about to see in big time college sports-- from schools directly compensating players, to new oversight of NIL deals, to the future of football governance and much, much more.  Thank you for listeni...

Send us Fan Mail Rakesh Kilaru, lead outside counsel for the NCAA in the House  case, rejoins the podcast to talk about how the settlement will be operationalized, the possibility of an appeal of the settlement, why he believes that this settlement will lead to more legal stability for the NCAA, and much more. We will also talk about the new wave of eligibility lawsuits facing the NCAA, and much,...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we’re talking more House settlement—this time I’m joined by Steve Molo, lead counsel for the largest group of athlete objectors. Steve explains why he thinks the settlement should be rejected, possible next steps if the settlement is approved, and much more.  Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on tw...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Berman, Co-Lead Counsel for the plaintiff in the House case, rejoins the podcast to discuss the latest developments in the House settlement and the future of college sports.  Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

Send us Fan Mail  There is a multi-billion dollar college sports issue that is flying under the radar-- the EA Sports College Football game and group licensing rights for college athletes. I'm joined by Casey Schwab, president and founder of Pathway Sports, a company that is offering every D1 football athlete the chance to participate in the first-ever group licensing program in college sport...

Send us Fan Mail A preview and prediction of the impending House settlement, featuring the lead lawyers from both sides.  Rakesh Kilaru (lead counsel for the NCAA) and Jeffrey Kessler (lead counsel for the House  plaintiffs) join me to break down everything you need to know about this historic settlement. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we'll be tackling one of the thorniest recurring issues in all of sports, and at every level of sport: what happens when a coach tries to interfere with a team doctor's medical decision about returning a player to the field and about their care and treatment.  Joining me to break this down are Dr. James Borchers, longtime head team doctor for Ohio State...

Send us Fan Mail  On this episode, we're going to cover...what else?!  The House case and the objections that were recently filed to try to convince Judge Wilkin to reject the proposed settlement.  To help me break it all down, I'm joined by one of the objectors, Len Simon. Len has practiced law for over 50 years, including many sports law cases and many class actions, and he has a lot t...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by Sedona Prince and Jim Cavale to talk about Sedona’s involvement as a named plaintiff in the House v NCAA case, Jim’s role in attempting to create a players association for college athletes, and their view on the role and power of college athletes going forward. We also talk about the growth of women’s college basketball. While Caitlin Clark gets...

Send us Fan Mail With the dawn of a new era of college sports almost upon us, schools are preparing to share up to $20 million a year with their athletes. Many of these schools appear to be planning to pay football and men's basketball players a large chunk of that $20 million.  How can schools divide up the money between male and female athletes without getting sued under Title IX? To help m...

Send us Fan Mail We have spent a lot of time on this podcast talking about the future of college athlete compensation.  But on this episode, we're talking about college coaches and their contracts with Rick Smith, president of Priority Sports and agent to many of the top coaches in college and pro football. Rick will give us an insider's perspective on the trends in college coaching cont...

Send us Fan Mail The House settlement has been preliminarily approved, but the lawsuits have not stopped. Over the last few months, we've seen former college stars, including Reggie Bush, Mario Chalmers, Terrelle Pryor, Braylon Edwards, and Denard Robinson, bring lawsuits claiming that they were and continue to be deprived of their right to earn money for the use of their NIL. Jim Acho, longt...

Send us Fan Mail Judge Wilken granted the much-anticipated preliminary approval of the landmark House v. NCAA settlement, which would usher in a new era of college sports, including revenue sharing with college athletes, the elimination of scholarship limits, and back damages of over $2.7 billion.  Why did the settlement get approved? And what comes next? Rakesh Kilaru, lead lawyer for the NCAA, j...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the House v. NCAA case, Steve Berman. Steve helps break down the latest developments in the House settlement, including why he thinks the settlement will be approved and what the timeline is going forward.  He also gives an incredibly interesting behind-the-scenes look at how the settlement talks played out,...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by one of the most successful and prolific sports economists in the world, Dr. Dan Rascher. Dan has served as an economic expert for the plaintiffs in pretty much every major antitrust suit against the NCAA over the last two decades, including the ongoing House case and the Alston case that went all the way to the Supreme Court. Dan is also one of...

Send us Fan Mail Mike Tannenbaum is an NFL Analyst for ESPN, the founder of the 33rd Team, a proud Tulane Sports Law alum, and the former General Manager of the New York Jets and Executive Vice President of the Miami Dolphins.    Mike joins the pod to discuss the new NFL season, Bill Belichick joining the 33rd Team, and how his Tulane Law degree helped launch his career.   Thank you for listening!...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

Send us Fan Mail The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Players Association and the NWSL entered into a historic new collective bargaining agreement that might be the "most significant paradigm shift in the history of professional sports."  Among other things, the new CBA eliminates the player draft, allows all players to become free agents when their contract expires and prohibi...

Send us Fan Mail Jeffrey Kessler, counsel for the plaintiffs in House v. NCAA (and Alston v. NCAA , among many others) rejoins the podcast to discuss the landmark settlement in House , why he thinks it's a huge win for college athletes, what it means for the future of NIL and collectives, how it will impact Olympic sports, what the future of college athlete compensation looks like, and much m...

Send us Fan Mail The NCAA and the plaintiffs agreed to the final terms of the settlement in the House (and Hubbard and Carter) antitrust lawsuits.  Rakesh Kilaru, lead counsel for the NCAA, rejoins the pod to break down the settlement and what it means for the future of college sports. We discuss: 1) The amount of revenue shared with athletes; 2) The new rules for NIL deals and collectives; 3) Cha...

Send us Fan Mail The proposed  House  settlement will provide billions of dollars of benefits for current, future, and (some) former college athletes, but it provides no compensation for athletes who played before 2016. Two new lawsuits seek to change that by arguing that the NCAA owes compensation to all college athletes who continue to appear in NCAA highlights, videos, and ads on television bro...

Send us Fan Mail Paul McDonald, the lead plaintiff's lawyer in Johnson v. NCAA , joins to discuss the Third Circuit's recent and potentially historic decision in... Johnson v. NCAA .  Hear why Paul thinks this case ends up with all Division I athletes becoming employees and what comes next... Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Fel...