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GUEST POST: What's going on with all these eligibility lawsuits? ... Part II

GUEST POST: What's going on with all these eligibility lawsuits? ... Part II

Courts are approaching these lawsuits in largely the same legal framework — but reaching very different outcomes

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Sports LawSports Law
GUEST POST: What’s Going on with All These Eligibility Lawsuits? Part 1

GUEST POST: What’s Going on with All These Eligibility Lawsuits? Part 1

How we got into this mess and how athlete-plaintiffs are seeking to build on the legal precedent Pavia set.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Sports LawSports Law
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My best attempt to explain the new "Salary Cap" and NIL Go

My best attempt to explain the new "Salary Cap" and NIL Go

Where did the number come from, and what counts against it? Let's try to unpack it

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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Three themes from my time at NACDA

Three themes from my time at NACDA

Dealmaking and cautious optimism at Athletic Director Palooza

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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Okay FINE here's an emergency newsletter now that House was approved

Okay FINE here's an emergency newsletter now that House was approved

The most anticlimactic groundbreaking newsdump ever

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
+5+5
Nothing really matters until the lawyers are done lawyering

Nothing really matters until the lawyers are done lawyering

I'm mostly being serious here....at least about House and athlete compensation

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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My pitch to "fix" college sports: the SUBSCRIBE TO EXTRA POINTS Act

My pitch to "fix" college sports: the SUBSCRIBE TO EXTRA POINTS Act

If Congress wants some help in drafting a college sports bill, I am here to serve my country

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Sports LawSports Law
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Questions and answers re: President Trump's College Sports Commission

Questions and answers re: President Trump's College Sports Commission

What this group is likely to recommend, what it means, and more

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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Guess we’ll be writing House updates for at least another week

Guess we’ll be writing House updates for at least another week

Plus: the biggest conferences could capture a lot more power

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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The college sports industry shouldn't underestimate Donald Trump

The college sports industry shouldn't underestimate Donald Trump

You shouldn't pretend the "rules" will prevent the White House from ever getting involved

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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Why Kentucky athletics just moved to an LLC

Why Kentucky athletics just moved to an LLC

Is this the wave of the future, or more about Kentucky-specific state laws? I called to find out

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Sports LawSports Law
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GUEST POST: How early roster cuts may complicate the final approval of House

GUEST POST: How early roster cuts may complicate the final approval of House

Thought this settlement was all done and settled? WRONG

Matt Brown
Matt Brown