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Everything you wanted to know about the Alston case but were afraid to ask

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Our guest this week is Dr. Anita Moorman, professor of Sports Law at the University of Louisville. Bryan and I wanted to talk to Dr.Moormon to help demystify the upcoming Alston case.

In this podcast, you’ll hear about:

  • What the exact specific legal question at stake here, and why a decision about potentially limiting educational aid may impact NIL discussions or even the very concept of amateurism as we know it. Maybe.

  • Why the Supreme Court even decided to hear this case in the first place.

  • What makes the various arguments around the NCAA and amateurism different this time around.

  • What we should make out of the fact that the Biden Justice Department is getting involved.

  • Why she thinks the NCAA won’t get a favorable ruling in Alston, and what that means for a federal NIL bill, state-level legislation, and more.

I’m not a lawyer. You’re probably not a lawyer. Some of the legal questions at stake here with Alston, and even with Regents, can feel intimidating or less accessible. I get it! I’m an enormous nerd who loves the minutiae of college athletics, and even I sometimes struggle with the finer points of federal antitrust law.

But I promise that this conversation helps break things down in a way that’s easy to understand. Bryan and I learned a lot, and I think you will too.

I’m interested in the sorts of things you’d like covered in future Going For Two episodes. If there’s something you’re really curious about, by all means, drop me a line.

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Everything you wanted to know about the Alston case but were afraid to ask

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