SportsWise: A Podcast About Sports and the Law
Hosted by Gabe Feldman--Director of the Tulane Sports Law Program and sports industry consultant, this podcast looks at current and breaking stories in the sports world and tells the largely untold (and often misunderstood) legal story behind the headlines.
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Sept. 17, 2026
Ep. 119: The Protect College Sports Act, with United States Senator Eric Schmitt, Co-Author of the Act
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On this episode, I'm joined by United States Senator Eric Schmitt, one of the co-authors of the Protect College Sports Act. We discuss the Act, what it does, why it does it, and where it goes from here. We talk about the proposed limits on athlete compensation, restrictions on conference expansion, collective bargaining, coaching salaries, agent regulation, pooled media rights, and when he expects a final vote on the legislation.
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On this episode, I'm joined by United States Senator Eric Schmitt, one of the co-authors of the Protect College Sports Act. We discuss the Act, what it does, why it does it, and where it goes from here. We talk about the proposed limits on athlete compensation, restrictions on conference expansion, collective bargaining, coaching salaries, agent regulation, pooled media rights, and when he expects a final vote on the legislation.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sport
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Sept. 10, 2026
Ep. 118: More College Sports Chaos, with Sun Belt Conference Commissioner, Keith Gill
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On this episode, I'm joined by the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill to discuss potential expansion of the college football playoff, whether conferences may need to take a larger governance role, the extraordinary legal battle between LSU and the SEC, the Protect College Sports Act, athlete employment and collective bargaining, and whether the NCAA basketball tournaments should continue to expand.
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On this episode, I'm joined by the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill to discuss potential expansion of the college football playoff, whether conferences may need to take a larger governance role, the extraordinary legal battle between LSU and the SEC, the Protect College Sports Act, athlete employment and collective bargaining, and whether the NCAA basketball tournaments should continue to expand.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis
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Sept. 1, 2026
Ep. 117: College Eligibility Mayhem, with NCAA Outside Counsel, Rakesh Kilaru
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm re-joined by the lead outside lawyer for the NCAA, Rakesh Kilaru. Rakesh takes us inside the wave of eligibility litigation sweeping college sports, including challenges to the NCAA's new five-year rule and lawsuits seeking to allow former pro athletes to return to college competition. We discuss why these cases keep coming, how the NCAA is faring in court, and whether litigation, legislation, or the schools themselves can finally bring order to the chaos...
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Aug. 20, 2026
Ep. 116: An Inside Look at Some of the Biggest Contracts in NFL History, with Athletes First CEO, Brian Murphy
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On this episode, I'm joined by Brian Murphy, the CEO of Athletes First, the agency that has negotiated many of the biggest contracts in NFL history, including landmark deals for Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons, Deshaun Watson, and many, many more. Murph gives us an inside look at how those deals get done, the holy grail of fully guaranteed contracts, the reason the NFL can't find 32 great quarterbacks, and much, much more.
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On this episode, I'm joined by Brian Murphy, the CEO of Athletes First, the agency that has negotiated many of the biggest contracts in NFL history, including landmark deals for Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons, Deshaun Watson, and many, many more. Murph gives us an inside look at how those deals get done, the holy grail of fully guaranteed contracts, the reason the NFL can't find 32 great quarterbacks, and much, much more.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news
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June 24, 2026
Ep. 115: College Sports, Congress, Brendan Sorsby and the Battle with the SEC and Big Ten, with Cody Campbell
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On this episode, I'm joined again by Cody Campbell to talk about the battle for college sports legislation in Congress, the Brendan Sorsby saga, and Cody's increasingly public fight with the SEC and Big Ten over the future of college athletics, and much, much more.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
On this episode, I'm joined again by Cody Campbell to talk about the battle for college sports legislation in Congress, the Brendan Sorsby saga, and Cody's increasingly public fight with the SEC and Big Ten over the future of college athletics, and much, much more.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .