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

Adaptive Athletics Needs an Accountability Standard

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

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

The One-Year Scholarship Loophole Is College Sports’ Quietest Roster Weapon

Opening Statement: Scholarship fine print enables quiet roster-management cuts
Exhibit A: Financial strain tests college sports’ growth narrative
Exhibit B: NCAA federal-relief campaign faces shrinking legislative window
On the Docket: College sports confronts financialized winning and betting risks

Todd Graff 8/28/26 Todd Graff 8/28/26

Opening Statement: Conference power rises as NCAA governance continues to fracture
Exhibit A: Women’s volleyball’s accelerating growth earns a bigger stage
Exhibit B: Oregon State union case tests college-athlete labor rights
On the Docket: Callaway controversy reveals costly failures in brand governance

Todd Graff 8/21/26 Todd Graff 8/21/26

Opening Statement: NCAA’s rigid transfer rules invite another legal reckoning
Exhibit A: Patriot League eligibility denial tests conference power limits
Exhibit B: Athletes must document every NIL promise and conversation
On the Docket: NFL roster cuts could reshape college eligibility fights

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

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

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