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Sept. 16, 2024

Ep. 73: The Sports Economics Behind the Massive NCAA and NFL Lawsuits…

On this episode, I'm joined by one of the most successful and prolific sports economists in the world, Dr. Dan Rascher. Dan has served as an economic expert for the plaintiffs in pretty much every major antitrust suit against...

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Sept. 6, 2024

Ep. 72: ESPN NFL Analyst Mike Tannenbaum on the New NFL Season, Bill …

Mike Tannenbaum is an NFL Analyst for ESPN, the founder of the 33rd Team, a proud Tulane Sports Law alum, and the former General Manager of the New York Jets and Executive Vice President of the Miami Dolphins. Mike joins …

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Sept. 5, 2024

Ep. 71: The House Settlement- The Dawn of a New Era in College Sports…

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

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Aug. 29, 2024

Ep. 70: A US Sports League Without a Draft? The New NWSL CBA and Why …

The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Players Association and the NWSL entered into a historic new collective bargaining agreement that might be the "most significant paradigm shift in the history of professional sports." Among other things, the new CBA eliminates …

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Aug. 2, 2024

Ep. 69: Legendary Sports Lawyer Jeffrey Kessler on the House Settleme…

Jeffrey Kessler, counsel for the plaintiffs in House v. NCAA (and Alston v. NCAA , among many others) rejoins the podcast to discuss the landmark settlement in House , why he thinks it's a huge win for college athletes, what …

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July 31, 2024

Episode 68: Lead Counsel for the NCAA, Rakesh Kilaru, on what the fin…

The NCAA and the plaintiffs agreed to the final terms of the settlement in the House (and Hubbard and Carter) antitrust lawsuits. Rakesh Kilaru, lead counsel for the NCAA, rejoins the pod to break down the settlement and wha...

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July 24, 2024

Episode 67: More NIL Lawsuits! Can the Cardiac Wolf Pack Pull off Ano…

The proposed House settlement will provide billions of dollars of benefits for current, future, and (some) former college athletes, but it provides no compensation for athletes who played before 2016. Two new lawsuits seek to...

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July 16, 2024

Episode 66: The Lead Plaintiff's Lawyer in Johnson v. NCAA Joins to D…

Paul McDonald, the lead plaintiff's lawyer in Johnson v. NCAA , joins to discuss the Third Circuit's recent and potentially historic decision in... Johnson v. NCAA . Hear why Paul thinks this case ends up with all Division I...

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July 13, 2024

Episode 65: Are College Athletes Employees? The Latest Legal Blow to…

On this episode, we tackle the recent Third Circuit decision in Johnson vs. NCAA , where the court held that the “frayed tradition of amateurism” does not prevent college athletes from being classified as employees under the ...

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May 30, 2024

Episode 64: Can the NCAA Prevent Additional Future (or Current!) Ant…

The NCAA and the Power 5 conferences reached a historic proposed settlement in the House , Hubbard , and Carter cases, that will not only provide over $2.7B in back damages to eligible college athletes who don’t opt out of …

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May 24, 2024

Episode 63: Breaking down the Landmark House v NCAA Settlement with R…

The NCAA has reached a landmark proposed settlement in its three major antitrust cases that will require the NCAA to pay nearly $2.78 billion in back damages and permit schools to share up to 22% of their revenue with college...

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April 12, 2024

Episode 62: The Future of Sports Gambling with Sara Slane

I'm joined by the “face of legalized sports betting,” Sara Slane, founder of Slane Advisory and former senior vice president of public affairs at the American Gaming Association. We talk about the future of legalized sports g...

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March 28, 2024

Episode 61: Private Equity, a Football Super Conference, and the Fut…

Part 2 of the conversation with Altius Sports' Casey Schwab. We tackle the potential for private equity in college sports, the possibility of a "super conference," and much more... Thank you for listening! For the latest in s...

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March 15, 2024

Episode 60: Michael McCann and Warren Zola on College Sports, Jake Pa…

Sportico's Michael McCann and Boston College's Warren Zola join the podcast to talk about all of the latest developments in college sports, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, the Fubo vs. Spulu skinny sports bundle antitrust...

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Feb. 27, 2024

Episode 59: The NCAA's Latest Loss in Court and What it Means for the…

On February 23, 2024, Judge Clifton Corker of the Eastern District of Tennessee issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the NCAA from enforcing its prohibition on the use of NIL as a recruiting inducement by collectives...

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Feb. 16, 2024

Episode 58: Are College Athlete Unions and Collective Bargaining the…

On February 5th, 2024, the Regional Director for the National Labor Relations Board in Boston ruled that the Dartmouth men's basketball players are employees and have a right to unionize and collectively bargain over their co...

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Jan. 9, 2024

Episode 57: Former NCAA Antitrust Counsel Jeff Mishkin on the NCAA's…

Jeff Mishkin, former outside counsel for the NCAA (and former Chief Legal Officer of the NBA and partner at Skadden) joins to break down the NCAA's antitrust battles, the future of the "amateurism" model, and where the NCAA g...

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Dec. 8, 2023

Episode 56: Sports Law Legend Jeffrey Kessler on the Antitrust Threat…

I'm rejoined by Jeffrey Kessler, sports law legend, Co-Executive Chairman of Winston & Strawn, and the lead lawyer on many of the athlete antitrust cases filed against the NCAA (including the Supreme Court victory in Alston a...

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Dec. 5, 2023

Episode 55: Mike McCann and Andrew Brandt discuss the "Day it All Ch…

On December 5th, 2023, NCAA President Charlie Baker proposed major changes to the college sports model. Under proposal, all DI schools would be allowed to do NIL deals directly with their athletes and could offer athletes "...

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Nov. 9, 2023

Episode 54: The First Ever Sports Law Issues Draft! With Mike McCann …

Sports law giants Mike McCann and Jeremi Duru join the pod for the first ever sports law issues draft! Yes, that's right. Mike, Jeremi, and I draft-- and debate-- the biggest and most important stories in the sports law world...

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Oct. 31, 2023

Episode 53: Andrew Brandt on Cheating at Michigan, Deshaun Watson's …

Andrew Brandt, sports business expert, joins the podcast to discuss: 1) The college football cheating scandal at Michigan; 2) Jim Harbaugh's future; 3) Deshaun Watson's contract; 4) Roger Goodell's contract extension; 5) Aaro...

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Oct. 20, 2023

Episode 52: Dan & Patrick Join the Pod to Discuss the Latest in Sport…

Dan (Wright) and Patrick (Eagan) join the podcast to discuss the latest developments in sports and the law, including: 1) Lionel Messi; 2) College sports back in Congress; 3) Pat Fitzgerald vs. Northwestern; 4) The NBA's load...

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Oct. 17, 2023

Episode 51: New Orleans Pelicans Preview with Jake Madison

We're back with a special New Orleans edition of the podcast: A season preview of the New Orleans Pelicans with Jake Madison, the host of Locked on Pels . Jake and I discuss reasons for optimism and pessimism for the …

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Oct. 4, 2023

Episode 50! The Sports Law Rundown: Dartmouth Basketball Players Unio…

We're back with the latest episode of the Sports Law Rundown. Everything we think you need to know about the latest in sports and the law, including: 1) Dartmouth men's basketball players attempting to unionize; 2) The latest...

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