Todd Graff 7/24/26 Todd Graff 7/24/26

The Real Cost of the SEC's Leverage Play Isn't Football

Opening Statement: Retention pool intensifies financial squeeze on Olympic sports
Exhibit A: NCAA doubles down on eligibility rules amid lawsuits
Exhibit B: Schools quietly fuel lawsuits while demanding stability
On the Docket: Clock running down on PCSA

Todd Graff 7/17/26 Todd Graff 7/17/26

The Clock Was Already Running

Opening Statement: Eligibility clock change threatens pipeline built on delayed development
Exhibit A: Lawsuit could trigger massive college basketball roster reshuffling
Exhibit B: NIL data shows largest deals face greatest scrutiny
On the Docket: Title IX rollback efforts emerge after Supreme Court ruling

Todd Graff 7/10/26 Todd Graff 7/10/26

Opening Statements: Big 12 sponsorship spotlights unresolved revenue-sharing tensions
Exhibit A: Title IX threats force 2 program reinstatements
Exhibit B: Legal tampering proposal formalizes already widespread practices
On the Docket: New push for federal collective bargaining rights?

Todd Graff 7/2/26 Todd Graff 7/2/26

Opening Statement: NIL boom masks structural inequities and concentrated athlete earnings
Exhibit A: Private equity influence signals risks for non-revenue sports
Exhibit B: Non-football schools gain edge in revenue-sharing era
On the Docket: NCAA waiver deadline exposes ongoing structural inefficiencies

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

Opening Statement: NCAA 5‑in‑5 rule ends redshirts and cushions.
Exhibit A: College athletes demand real power, not token input.
Exhibit B: CSC quietly concedes its revenue‑sharing cap misfire.
On the Docket: Dusty May exit spotlights broken college coaching incentives.

Todd Graff 6/19/26 Todd Graff 6/19/26

Todd Graff 6/12/26 Todd Graff 6/12/26

Opening Statement: Sorsby's spectacle and the missed lessons on mental health
Exhibit A: The PCSA's fate is about politics, not college sports
Exhibit B: Unofficial visit outrage ignores how college sports has always worked
On the Docket: New lawsuit targets the House settlement's salary cap through discovery

Todd Graff 6/5/26 Todd Graff 6/5/26

Opening Statement: Congress caps athletes while coaching and facilities costs soar
Exhibit A: Quinnipiac women’s rugby fights back against Title IX cuts
Exhibit B: Nick Saban decries professionalism while clinging to “student‑athlete” myth
On the Docket: Private equity hits Utah athletics with predictable layoffs