Episodes

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Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by Randy Levine, President of the New York Yankees and a key figure in President Trump’s efforts to reform college sports. Randy helped lead the President’s roundtable on college athletics and played a major role in shaping the Protect College Sports Act, which recently passed the Senate and now faces an uncertain future in the House. We discuss the future of college sports, the debate over athletes’ rights and collective bargaining, the proposed a...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Bruce Meyer, for an inside look at the labor battle between the players and the owners. With the collective bargaining agreement expiring in December, owners are pushing for a salary cap, players are pushing back, and another lockout is looming. We'll discuss the competing economic proposals, competitive balance, player solidarity, and whether a lockout could jeopardize the 20...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm rejoined by Jason Stahl, founder of the College Football Players Association, an organization that has emerged to attempt to represent college football players, provides advocacy and legal support to college football players, and is building team-based chapters that could eventually become conference-wide unions. We discuss the College Football Players Association's first chapter at Stanford, how they plan to move from a fraternal players associatio...

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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 ...

Send us Fan Mail 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 .

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we are back to talking about college sports. We have some movement in Congress, more lawsuits in the courts, but the multi-billion dollar question that is in the center of it all is whether college sports will try to package all of their football media rights. I'm joined by sports media legend Chris Bevilacqua to talk about whether schools should pool their FBS football rights, how they can do it, why they should do it, and much, much more. Thank you for listen...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by Rutgers Athletic Director Kelli Zinn to talk about leading a Big Ten athletic department through the most chaotic era college sports has ever seen. We talk NIL, revenue sharing, the House settlement, the future of Olympic sports, why Rutgers is betting big on revenue generation, and how to win in college sports when the rules keep changing. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twit...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we dive back into the wild world of college sports with the NCAA's lead outside counsel, Rakesh Kilaru. Over the last year, NIL deals totaling over $240 million have been cleared by the College Sports Commission, in addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been shared directly with college athletes by the schools. But we are in the midst of a battle over NIL enforcement centered on whether there should be any limits on how MMR partners,...

Send us Fan Mail College sports’ eligibility rules are under attack, and Ryan Downton is one of the lawyers leading the charge. He represents Diego Pavia and other athletes challenging NCAA limits on JUCO seasons, redshirts, and the five-year clock. We talk antitrust, fairness, the future of eligibility, and whether the NCAA can ever find stability in this new era. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by the Athletic Director at the University of North Carolina, Bubba Cunningham, and Yahoo Sports Senior College Football Reporter, Ross Dellenger, to talk about the latest in college sports. Transfer portal, eligibility lawsuits, NIL enforcement, athlete compensation, Olympic sport funding, employment status, Title IX, conference realignment and whether schools can control costs, protect athletes, and create national rules that actually work? Thank y...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by the chairman of the Chicago Bears. George McCaskey, for a wide ranging conversation about one of the NFL's most iconic franchises, and the challenge of honoring the team's legacy while building for the future, including the team's looming stadium decision and the realities of modern NFL ownership. And for the first time ever, I'm joined as co-host by one of my Tulane students, Drew Schott, who does a terrific job with helping lead the conversati...

Send us a text It’s a Super Bowl special episode, and I’m joined by long-time NY Times reporter Ken Belson, to talk about his book 'Every Day is Sunday,' which focuses on how Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and others transformed the NFL into a cultural and economic powerhouse. We discuss the financial instability of the 1980s and 1990s, and key changes such as free agency, the salary cap, and revenue sharing. The impact of college NIL deals on the NFL, and what the NFL’s battles can teach us about t...

Send us a text On this episode, I’m joined by Darren Heitner, the lawyer who has probably been involved in more college sports and NIL matters than anyone in the country—including his current representation of Duke/former Duke quarterback Darian Mensah. Darren joins to talk about college revenue sharing and NIL deals, lawsuits challenging NCAA transfer and eligibility restrictions, and much more. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldma...

Send us a text On this episode, I'm joined by the most prominent sports lawyer that you've probably never. Heard of. His name is Jay Reisinger, and he has represented some of the highest-profile professional athletes in the country in league disciplinary cases, salary, arbitration cases, and crisis management. If you're a pro athlete and you're in trouble, he's the man to see. Jay joins the pod to talk about the Stefan Diggs and Christian Barmore criminal charges, whether they might be suspe...

Send us a text On this episode, I'm joined by a living legal legend, David Boies. David is truly a man who needs a little introduction, but I will mention three of his most famous cases: US vs. Microsoft, Bush v Gore, and Hollingsworth v. Perry, the landmark marriage equality case. David joins me to talk about his work in the sports world, including his current representation of Panini in its antitrust case against Fanatics; legal issues that might arise when pro or college athletes agree to ...

Send us a text On this episode, I’m joined by Charlie Baker, President of the NCAA and former Governor of Massachusetts. Charlie discusses the biggest misconceptions about the NCAA, prospects of federal legislation for college sports, the ongoing athlete eligibility lawsuits, the NCAA’s new partnership with Team IMPACT, and much more. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

Send us a text On this episode, I’m joined by United States Senator Richard Blumenthal. With the push for college sports reform heating up in Congress, Senator Blumenthal breaks down why the SAFE Act—and not the SCORE Act— is the right path forward for college athletics. He describes the NCAA as an abject failure in protecting athletes' rights, and explains how the SAFE Act establishes a basic floor for athletes' rights and puts enforcement directly in their hands, while the SCORE Act w...

Send us a text On this episode, I’m joined by arguably the most powerful man--and one of the wealthiest--in college sports, Cody Campbell. Cody is co-founder and co-CEO of Double Eagle Energy Holdings and chair of the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University system. Cody joins to discuss his plan to save college sports, including amending the Sports Broadcasting Act to permit the pooling of college football television rights, capping spending on athletes and coaches, protecting collegiate O...

Send us a text On this episode, I'm joined by longtime NBA writer, short-time lawyer, and host of Sharp Tech and Greatest of All Talk podcasts, Andrew Sharp. Andrew joins to discuss the NBA gambling scandal, DOJ indictments, player prop scandals, and what it all means for the integrity of the game. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .