{"title":"Did school retaliate by demoting women's team?","authors":"Eric Lyerly","doi":"10.1002/catl.70125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70125","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Members of a Quinnipiac University varsity women's rugby team sought a preliminary injunction after the university announced it would demote the team to club status. The plaintiffs desired to keep the team at the varsity level while their lawsuit proceeded.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NATA's position statement on supplements for athletes covers safety, efficacy, legal implications","authors":"Timothy Neal LL.M.S.W., ATC, CCISM","doi":"10.1002/catl.70126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70126","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Athletic trainers, team physicians, and sports registered dietitians are on the front lines of helping student-athletes make critical decisions about if and how to incorporate dietary supplements into their health and performance strategies. Ultimately, the student-athlete takes on the risk and responsibility for any dietary supplements they ingest. However, ATs, team physicians, and registered dietitians should be prepared to assist student-athletes in assessing whether the supplements they’re considering using are safe, effective, and legal for their sport. To provide key guidance in this regard, an institution's general counsel should review and share the recently released National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Evaluation of Dietary Supplements for Performance Nutrition.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules against former student-athlete","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Bonds v. Central Michigan University, et al.</i>, No. 25-cv-10904 (E.D. Mich. 05/18/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 7","pages":"10-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mentoring contributes to AD's success as a leader","authors":"Claudine McCarthy","doi":"10.1002/catl.70123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70123","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Being on both sides of the mentor–mentee relationship has played a significant role in the leadership success of Kristy Bayer, M.Ed., Director of Athletics at Rockhurst University.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 7","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149099535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"School mergers present athletics departments with risks, challenges","authors":"Timothy O’Brien","doi":"10.1002/catl.70120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70120","url":null,"abstract":"<p>While name, image, and likeness rights and related payments have recently occupied college athletics administrators at the Division I level, other equally pressing issues of a different sort continue to arise at the DII and DIII levels. In particular, declining and/or shifting enrollments and corresponding budgetary strains have compelled institutions to thoughtfully consider the composition of their current academic and athletics programs and even their respective futures as independent educational institutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 7","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Know how to manage NIL risk as exposures increase","authors":"Frank Cella","doi":"10.1002/catl.70124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70124","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Name, image, and likeness rights are no longer a narrow compliance area for athletics departments. NIL has become a broader institutional risk issue with implications for governance, labor, Title IX, contracts, insurance, and reputation.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 7","pages":"6-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two-Minute Drill","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70121","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 7","pages":"2-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leaders remember the little things","authors":"Dawn Z. Hodges Ph.D.","doi":"10.1002/catl.70122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70122","url":null,"abstract":"<p>I really admire the leaders of the hospital where I volunteer. I sometimes work at the front desk in the professional building where the administrators have their offices. When they pass me, they always speak to me. They’re really friendly, not just to me, but to everyone.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149100036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Judge rules in favor of university","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70113","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Perez, et al. v. Quinnipiac University, et al</i>., No. 3:26-CV-00898 (D. Conn. 06/30/26).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Culture reviews offer objective analysis of management, operations","authors":"Timothy O’Brien","doi":"10.1002/catl.70108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70108","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The recently concluded review by an independent law firm of the University of Michigan's athletics department provides a framework for a comprehensive analysis of the management, operations, and culture of an intercollegiate athletics program. By way of background, in the aftermath of concerns surrounding the conduct of its former head football coach, the university commissioned both an investigation into that conduct and a separate review of the culture, conduct, and procedures within the athletics department. While the investigation of the coach's conduct was relevant to the assessment, the culture review was intended to be broader in scope and evaluate operational and organizational issues throughout the entire athletics department.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"23 6","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}