{"title":"Prepare for possibility of collective bargaining with student-athletes","authors":"Timothy O’Brien Esq.","doi":"10.1002/catl.70020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70020","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the aftermath of the approval of the <i>House</i> settlement, there was hope that the newly created College Sports Commission would soon become the type of effective regulatory oversight and enforcement entity that had been envisioned in the settlement agreement. The recent release of the Commission's participant agreement— required to be signed by all individual schools — reflects the magnitude of that undertaking and the related obligations imposed on the signatory schools.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"22 10","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146016209","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":"Stay updated on changes in sports-betting restrictions for student-athletes, staff, coaches","authors":"Robert Romano J.D., LL.M.","doi":"10.1002/catl.70022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70022","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The sports-betting world underwent significant transformation just over seven years ago when the U.S. Supreme Court decided (<i>Murphy v. NCAA</i>, 584 U.S. 453 (2018)) to strike down as unconstitutional the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992. A total of 39 states, in addition to Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, now allow some form of legalized online or in-person sports betting, with Missouri becoming the most recent as of Dec. 1, 2025 (<i>see</i> www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/). In states with legalized betting, anyone meeting the age requirement (21 in most of the states) can place bets on professional and college games with the caveat that there are restrictions regarding sharing insider information or betting on games within the conference that a student-athlete's school participates. In addition, many state laws include language that restricts bets on game outcomes, bets on in-state teams, and proposition bets (frequently referred to as “prop bets,” which are bets placed on specific events or individual performances within a game that aren’t <b>directly tied to the final score or outcome</b> of who wins or loses).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"22 10","pages":"3-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146027612","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":"Create great group behavior","authors":"Laura Freebairn-Smith MBA, Ph.D.","doi":"10.1002/catl.70021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70021","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Are your meetings run amok? Ineffective? Are bad or problematic behaviors going unchecked?</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"22 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146007674","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":"Professor examines organizational culture in sports","authors":"Lois Elfman","doi":"10.1002/catl.70015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70015","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this somewhat chaotic time in college athletics, student-athletes have many opportunities to make money through name, image, and likeness. How the $2.8 billion in the <i>House</i> settlement will be distributed is a contentious subject, and the athletics administrators and coaches face an ever-evolving workplace.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"22 10","pages":"7-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146016208","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 employee","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70019","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Maxwell v. Tuskegee University</i>, No. 3:23-cv-472 (M.D. Ala. 09/25/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"22 10","pages":"9-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146016211","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 expelled student-athlete","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Case name:</b> <i>Doe v. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska</i>, No. 4:25CV3058 (D. Neb. 08/21/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"22 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146027599","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":"Study finds correlation between disability status, risk for gambling addiction","authors":"Eric Lyerly Esq.","doi":"10.1002/catl.70018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70018","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A study published in <i>Frontiers in Psychology</i> explores the relationship between online gambling behavior and disability status among college students. The study, titled “Negative impact of online gambling problematic in disabled and nondisabled university students: exploring the risk profile,” examined the gambling profile and beliefs of students based on whether they had a disability.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"22 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146027600","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":"Did court dismiss hockey player's battery claim?","authors":"Eric Lyerly Esq.","doi":"10.1002/catl.70016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70016","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A Colorado State University hockey player traveled with the men's hockey team to North Dakota to play the University of Jamestown. During the game, Jamestown built a 7–1 lead. With only 57 seconds remaining, Jamestown's head coach sent a player with a reputation for aggressiveness onto the ice. The Jamestown player allegedly cultivated an online persona as the “jawbreaker.” The CSU hockey player claimed that the Jamestown coaching staff knew about the player's tendency to deliberately injure opposing players, including breaking jaws.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"22 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146027614","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":"Take steps to raise awareness about risks, consequences of gambling","authors":"Hannah K. Allen Ph.D.","doi":"10.1002/catl.70012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70012","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The changing landscape of gambling and sports betting in the United States is causing increased concern, particularly when it comes to young people. Although gambling is federally permitted in the United States, states have differing regulations related to casinos, state lotteries, online gambling, and sports betting. More than half of U.S. states have legalized mobile/online gambling or sports betting, and since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in 2018, almost 40 states have legalized retail and/or mobile sports betting. The expansion of online and mobile gambling platforms and the fast-paced, highly engaged design of these digital gambling products has contributed to increasing participation and greater potential for harm. The commercial gambling sector has also prioritized advertising efforts, using social media and consumer data to deliver personalized marketing to increase gambling engagement.</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"22 10","pages":"4-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146016210","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":"OCR has compliance concerns with football stadium","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/catl.70007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/catl.70007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>CASE NAME:</b> <i>Letter re: Yale Public Schools</i>, No. 07251103 (OCR 07/25/25).</p>","PeriodicalId":100289,"journal":{"name":"College Athletics and the Law","volume":"22 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145779360","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}