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Summer Practice Has Started — Here Are Your Rights as a College Athlete July is here, and for college athletes, that means one thing: summer practice season is in full swing. Whether you're a returning player or an incoming freshm

Todd Graff 7/21/26 Todd Graff 7/21/26

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International Student-Athletes: A Guide to NIL, Scholarships, Visas, and Your Rights in U.S. College Sports More than 25,000 international athletes compete in NCAA Division I each year, comprising about 13% of all athletes. Many arrive

Todd Graff 6/23/26 Todd Graff 6/23/26

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Transfer Portal and Eligibility: Portal Offers That Can Quietly Kill Your Season As the year wraps up and portal windows open, you may be getting late-night calls, DMs, or “handshake” promises that sound like a dream. But some of those

Todd Graff 5/12/26 Todd Graff 5/12/26

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How to Tell Your Coach You’re Entering the Transfer Portal Spring transfer portal windows open soon, and that gives you very little time to plan the conversation with your coach before your name goes live. You deserve to protect your e

Todd Graff 4/28/26 Todd Graff 4/28/26

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Can Entering the Transfer Portal Cost Me My Scholarship? With transfer-portal windows open or about to open in many winter sports, thousands of athletes are deciding whether to jump in and test the market. Before you enter your name, y

Todd Graff 4/9/26 Todd Graff 4/9/26

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Can a New Coach Cancel My Scholarship? Know Your Rights With the spring sports coaching carousel in full swing and new transfer-portal windows open, many college athletes are suddenly wondering if a new staff means their scholarship is

Todd Graff 4/7/26 Todd Graff 4/7/26

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Summer School, Study Abroad, and Eligibility: Can I Take Classes Off‑Campus? Summer classes can be a smart way to catch up or get ahead, but the wrong off‑campus course can cost you a season or delay graduation. Before you enroll at a

Todd Graff 4/2/26 Todd Graff 4/2/26

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NCAA Transfer Portal Rules When You Can’t Enter Today If you are a college athlete who is frustrated with your current situation, it is tempting to ask, “How do I get into the NCAA transfer portal right now?” The hard truth is that m

Todd Graff 3/31/26 Todd Graff 3/31/26

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Making Smart Playing-Time and Roster Decisions When Retaliation Is on Everyone’s Radar College athletes must be able to report discrimination, harassment, or misconduct without worrying that their spot, minutes, or future will be used

Todd Graff 3/26/26 Todd Graff 3/26/26

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Spring Football & Spring‑Sport Injuries: When You Need an Independent Doctor or Lawyer Spring is one of the busiest stretches on the college sports calendar. Football and several other programs shift into offseason spring practic

Todd Graff 3/24/26 Todd Graff 3/24/26

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Title IX Retaliation in College Sports: How Student‑Athletes Can Protect Themselves Title IX is supposed to protect college athletes who speak up about sexual misconduct, discrimination, or unequal treatment. Title IX retaliation in

Todd Graff 3/19/26 Todd Graff 3/19/26

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Protecting Your Eligibility When College Coaching Changes Put You at Risk As winter NCAA tournaments heat up and most of the spotlight stays on brackets and buzzer‑beaters, plenty of student‑athletes are quietly asking a different qu

Todd Graff 3/17/26 Todd Graff 3/17/26

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Mandatory reporting: How to handle disclosures on the road as a coach Postseason travel changes the environment: hotel hallways, bus rides and plane trips, away venues, and down time can create unsupervised moments and fast-moving si

Todd Graff 3/12/26 Todd Graff 3/12/26

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Title IX Interim Measures: What to Do if Removed From Team or Class? If you were removed from team activities or told you’re “removed from class” before anything is finished, it can feel like you’ve already been judged. Take a breath

Todd Graff 3/10/26 Todd Graff 3/10/26

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2026 Basketball Transfer Portal Checklist: What You Must Do Before April March Madness may just be arriving. But if you’re a college basketball player thinking about the transfer portal, your real deadline is closer than it looks. For

Todd Graff 3/5/26 Todd Graff 3/5/26

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March Madness to the Portal: Key 2026 Basketball Transfer Decisions Before the April Window Opens As conference tournaments begin and  March Madness takes flight, some college basketball players are focused on their current situat

Todd Graff 3/3/26 Todd Graff 3/3/26

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Progress Toward Degree Eligibility: What Student‑Athletes Need to Know Before Spring Checks For many student‑athletes, progress toward degree eligibility issues first show up right before spring eligibility checks, when it feels like

Todd Graff 2/24/26 Todd Graff 2/24/26

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Can a Signed Athlete Lose Their Scholarship? NCAA Rules A lot of families hear “You signed” and assume the money is locked in for four years. The reality is more nuanced. And knowing the difference between cancellation (during the

Todd Graff 2/12/26 Todd Graff 2/12/26

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Can Your Coach Fine You? Understanding Your Rights as a College Athlete When Deion Sanders introduced an “NFL-style” discipline system – including team fines for actions like being late, missing meetings, or public or social medi

Lexi Panepinto 2/2/26 Lexi Panepinto 2/2/26

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International Play and NCAA Eligibility: What Counts as Pro and How to Protect Yourself The number of international athletes in college sports continues to grow. Last year alone, more than 1,800 international student-athletes pla

Lexi Panepinto 1/30/26 Lexi Panepinto 1/30/26

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