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The College Sports Commission’s Faustian Bargain
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The College Sports Commission’s Faustian Bargain

  • How the CSC’s proposed University Participant Agreement leaves institutions exposed and student-athletes unprotected

  • The ripple effects of the House settlement on HBCUs and women’s sports

  • Jordan Acker on conference realignment and what’s coming next

  • Lane Kiffin’s decision as a real-time barometer for the future of college sports

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We’ve Monetized College Sports. We’ve Lost the Real Mission.
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We’ve Monetized College Sports. We’ve Lost the Real Mission.

  • Once a system to educate and develop young people, college athletics has become a marketplace lacking a clear mission

  • The political push for salary caps and the hypocrisy behind it

  • The heartbreaking and powerful story behind Washington women’s soccer’s Big Ten title run

  • Why Judge Wilken’s latest ruling signals more Title IX lawsuits ahead

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The NCAA’s Biggest Gamble Yet: Why It Should Avoid Turning Student-Athletes into Betting Risks
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The NCAA’s Biggest Gamble Yet: Why It Should Avoid Turning Student-Athletes into Betting Risks

  • The risks of letting college athletes bet on pro sports

  • The new NIL rule that pits athletes against schools and invites legal conflicts

  • College coaching contracts spark controversy - and a potential salary cap

  • A new class-action lawsuit challenges the NCAA’s long-standing restrictions on student-athletes earning prize money from non-NCAA competitions

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The Real Crisis in College Sports Isn’t NIL. It’s Coaching Buyouts.
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The Real Crisis in College Sports Isn’t NIL. It’s Coaching Buyouts.

  • What if the real threat to equity in college sports isn’t athlete pay, NIL, or eligibility, but the grotesque spectacle of runaway coaching buyouts?

  • NCAA’s latest G League eligibility decision reinforces a system where amateurism is dead but professionalism lacks structure

  • Legal blow: Cardozo Law Review argues the SCORE Act is unconstitutional

  • NCAA greenlights betting for college athletes

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The Crisis Everyone Sees. And Still Ignores.
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The Crisis Everyone Sees. And Still Ignores.

  • Amid NIL chaos and lawsuits, Title IX noncompliance remains the real crisis

  • What Johnson v. NCAA signals about athlete employment

  • The most honest op-ed yet about Power 4 realignment

  • How  women’s basketball may be writing the next chapter in NIL innovation - but what does that mean

  • Just how many scholarships could James Franklin’s buyout cover

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