Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
This week, the NCAA hosted its annual Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics. Jason Belzer and I created a presentation, which took a deep look at the implications of academic reform, as well as the newly instituted standards and other proposed changes. In analyzing statistical data associated with Academic Progress Rates (APR), we came to a…
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I am back from Barcelona and Israel! It was a fantastic trip full of sightseeing, eating unbelievable food, and relaxing with my girlfriend and her family overseas. However, I must admit that it is nice to be back around my friends and family. You know you are doing what you love when you do not…
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Head over to Leigh Steinberg’s website and you will find a pretty basic layout for the sports agent who used to represent some of the biggest names in professional football. It has been quite some time since Leigh Steinberg has found his name in the news for the representation of talent. Lately, he has become…
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I again want to thank Adam Rosenfield (@adamrosenfield), Elaine Steinfeld(@elainefrances), and Michelle Weinberg (@mushified) for covering the Super Bowl events in Dallas, Texas for Sports Agent Blog. The following write-up is a wrap-up of their experiences, written by Adam Rosenfield. It was an interesting weekend in Dallas for Super Bowl Weekend. The vibe in and…
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On Monday, we posted our 2011 Super Bowl Party/Event Primer, listing many of the popular parties and events taking place in Dallas, Texas surrounding this Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. While I have not left the friendly confines of the South Florida 75 degree weather, Sports Agent Blog…
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At this year’s SEC Media Days, Alabama football head coach, Nick Saban, said that the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) needs to do more to protect student-athletes from unscrupulous agents who do not have the student-athletes’ best interests in mind when offering anything of value to them. Saban’s statement immediately gave people a place to point…
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I knew that Warren Moon was interested in this area of the sports business. Leigh Steinberg told me so back in April 2008, when he said that he felt that Moon would help Steinberg build a firm that would encompass representation and content supply. How could you argue that point with Steinberg? After all, he…
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At one point in Myron Rolle‘s college football campaign, he might have thought that he would be hearing his name tonight as a first round pick in the NFL Draft. At the end of 2008, when many were wondering if Rolle would go pro or take up an offer to attend Oxford University, a lot…
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