Todd Graff 11/6/26 Todd Graff 11/6/26

Midterms Put College Sports’ Power and Athlete Rights in Play

Opening Statement: Midterms shift leverage on PCSA, equity and athlete labor
Exhibit A: CSC compensation figures strengthen the athlete labor argument
Exhibit B: Survivors deserve public scrutiny beyond the news cycle
On the Docket: Campbell’s financial influence faces a potential governance shift

Todd Graff 10/30/26 Todd Graff 10/30/26

The NCAA’s PCSA Pitch: Read the Fine Print

Opening Statement: NCAA promises meet loopholes in women’s sports protections
Exhibit A: Big Ten compensation restrictions invite another settlement fight
Exhibit B: Girls’ participation climbs as income barriers deepen
On the Docket: Cody Campbell tests the boundaries of booster authority

Todd Graff 10/23/26 Todd Graff 10/23/26

Opening Statement: Miami exposes college football’s increasingly locked economic hierarchy
Exhibit A: Title IX enforcement changes leave students with uncertainty
Exhibit B: Bigger playoff deepens coaching buyout and roster-spending conflict
On the Docket: NCAA eligibility enforcement collapses under member-school self-interest

Todd Graff 10/16/26 Todd Graff 10/16/26

Opening Statement: NCAA authority collapses when insiders stop believing its rules.
Exhibit A: NCAA hedges on funding essential concussion research
Exhibit B: Division II budgets defy tidy regulatory assumptions
On the Docket: Schools chase realignment while athletes hear loyalty lectures

Todd Graff 10/2/26 Todd Graff 10/2/26

Opening Statement: Colleges must recognize hazing as broader organizational risk
Exhibit A: PCSA conference-membership cap faces difficult House opposition
Exhibit B: Saban’s player-pay argument exposes college sports power imbalance
On the Docket: Rising travel costs threaten treasured college football band traditions

Todd Graff 9/25/26 Todd Graff 9/25/26

Opening Statement: Louisiana budgets expose revenue-sharing’s entrenched gender inequities
Exhibit A: Coaching-pay amendment spotlights athletes-only compensation limits
Exhibit B: NCAA loses again after contradicting its eligibility rulebook
On the Docket: Secrecy + federal protection = weakened accountability

Todd Graff 9/18/26 Todd Graff 9/18/26

Opening Statement: Federal college sports rules need reciprocal institutional accountability
Exhibit A: Oregon State hearing tests athletes’ employee and union rights
Exhibit B: TEAM USA Act could reshape international recruiting pipelines
On the Docket: Griffen hearing challenges House settlement roster-limit enforcement

Todd Graff 9/11/26 Todd Graff 9/11/26

Opening Statement: Adaptive athletes need visibility, opportunity and institutional accountability
Exhibit A: ESPN puts women’s sports in premium Sunday windows
Exhibit B: Youth sports’ escalating costs become reality television fodder
On the Docket: Tenth Circuit broadens Title IX third-party control analysis