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

College Football’s Locked Hierarchy

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 10/9/26 Todd Graff 10/9/26

Athletes Should Not Have to Defend Their Need for Help

Opening Statement: Asking athletes to speak up means listening without judgment.
Exhibit A: Campus sexual violence reporting exposes a disciplinary accountability gap.
Exhibit B: Former Michigan athletes challenge dismissal of NIL claims.
On the Docket: Expanded soccer calendar puts campus resources to the test.

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

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 8/14/26 Todd Graff 8/14/26

Opening Statement: NCAA eliminates vital hardship protections for injured athletes
Exhibit A: Senators demand athletes have a real legislative voice
Exhibit B: Georgia spending growth exposes college sports’ selective austerity
On the Docket: Tenth Circuit takes center stage in eligibility battle

Todd Graff 7/31/26 Todd Graff 7/31/26

Opening Statement: Stanford players spark tangible shift toward college football organizing
Exhibit A: Protect College Sports Act likely dead
Exhibit B: NCAA risks more losses over retroactive eligibility rules
On the Docket: Ole Miss suit tests enforceability of transfer-era contracts