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Sept. 22, 2026

Ep. 120: Collective Bargaining in College Sports? With Brandon Copeland, Former NFL Player and Co-Founder of Athletes.Org

Ep. 120: Collective Bargaining in College Sports?  With Brandon Copeland, Former NFL Player and Co-Founder of Athletes.Org

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by Brandon Copeland, 10-year NFL veteran and co-founder of Athletes.org, an organization that has emerged to represent college athletes, provide them with legal and other professional support, and work to give them a voice in shaping the rules of college sports. We discuss the latest eligibility lawsuits, whether former professional athletes should be allowed to return to college sports, and why Cope believes collective bargaining is inevitable.&nb...

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On this episode, I'm joined by Brandon Copeland, 10-year NFL veteran and co-founder of Athletes.org, an organization that has emerged to represent college athletes, provide them with legal and other professional support, and work to give them a voice in shaping the rules of college sports. We discuss the latest eligibility lawsuits, whether former professional athletes should be allowed to return to college sports, and why Cope believes collective bargaining is inevitable.

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