Episodes

This episode takes a deep dive into the latest developments in the wild and rapidly changing world of college sports, including the possibility of college athlete unions, the latest NIL news, the next possible domino to fall in the fight for greater college athlete rights, and the new "National Champions" movie. The special guests on the pod are Jason Stahl, founder of the College Football Players Association, Michael Hsu, founder of the College Basketball Players Association, Justin Falcinelli,...

College sports have been in the crosshairs of federal and state legislation and antitrust litigation for the last few years, and a new challenge to the status quo has emerged. Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, recently released a memo that concludes that scholarship college football players at FBS schools are employees. She also explains that use of the term "student-athlete" could violate the law because it leads college athletes to believe that they are n...

Michael McCann, legal analyst for Sportico, joins to talk about the wild present and even wilder future of college sports. What can we expect to happen over the next several months, and what is the future for college athlete name, image, and likeness rights, college sports video games, pay for play, and the Fletch reboot. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled against the NCAA and held that some of their restrictions on college athlete benefits are illegal under antitrust law. Justice Kavanaugh added a scathing concurring opinion and headlines across the country pronounced that the NCAA is near its death as an organization. What does the case mean? Is this the beginning of the end for the NCAA? What happens next? What goes on behind closed doors at the Supreme Court? Is it appropriate to send emoji texts to a Supreme C...

Nina Totenberg, the legendary, groundbreaking, pioneering, award-winning and beloved long-time legal affairs correspondent for NPR joins me to share her perspective on the looming NCAA v. Alston decision , her incredible career, and her take on the significant shift in the Supreme Court. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

This episode previews the oral arguments in the NCAA v. Alston case—the first case involving college sports to reach the U.S. Supreme Court since the landmark NCAA v. Board of Regents case in 1984. Alston could determine the fate of the NCAA’s amateurism model and fundamentally change college sports forever. Or, at least until Congress gets involved. The episode includes previous interviews I did with Jeff Kessler, outside counsel for the plaintiffs who will be arguing the case in front of the S...

On this episode I'm joined by Katie Hnida, the first woman to play in and score points in an NCAA Division I football game. Katie and I talk about her path to playing college football at the highest level, why she enjoys the "few seconds of panic" that come with being a kicker, the highs and lows of her experience being a college football pioneer, including the sexual assault and rape she endured while at the University of Colorado, her history-making success on and off the field at the Universi...

This episode features a conversation with two legal heavyweights-- Chase Strangio and Neena Chaudhry. Chase is Deputy Director for Transgender Justice with the ACLU and has successfully litigated a number of cases on behalf of LGBTQ people over the last several years, including a landmark victory in the US Supreme Court last summer. Chase was named to Time Magazine’s List of 100 most influential people in the world, among many other honors. Neena is General Counsel and Senior Advisor for Educati...

Dr. David Chao, aka Pro Football Doc, the former team doctor of the San Diego Chargers for 17 years, joins the pod to look at some of the thorny medical, legal and ethical issues that have come up in high profile NFL injury cases, discuss his transition from NFL team doctor to social media doctor and injury guru, talk about how his work might transform sports gambling and fantasy sports, and much much more. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow ...

Legendary sports lawyer Jeffrey Kessler joins the pod to talk about the upcoming battle in the Supreme Court over college athlete compensation limits, the US women’s soccer players fight for equal pay, how he is partly responsible for the misery of Jets fans, and how bumping into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the unlikeliest of places changed his career. And Jeffrey is probably the most well known sports lawyer in the country. He has represented every major players association in the country, litigate...

Amy Trask, former CEO of the Raiders, current analyst for CBS Sports. author of "You Negotiate Like a Girl," Chairman of the board of the Big3 , and Queen of Twitter joins the pod to discuss the unique legacy and leadership style of Al Davis, her approach to negotiation, business relationships, and social media, the fractured relationship between the NFL and the NFL Players Association, and overcoming sexism and gender bias in the NFL. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news ...

The Commissioners of the Big East (Val Ackerman), Big 12 (Bob Bowlsby) and Ivy League (Robin Harris) join to discuss the decisions to return to play (or not to play) college football and basketball, the future of name, image and likeness rights for college athletes, and the possibility of the Power 5 conferences splitting off from the NCAA. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

Journalist and author Melissa Korn joins the pod to tackle the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, arguably the biggest non-political scandal of the century. Melissa is a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and co-author of "Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit and the Making of the College Admissions Scandal," which was published earlier this year. The book-- and this episode-- uncover the sordid details of the scandal and the collision between college admissions, college sports, ov...

Legendary sports lawyer Jeff Mishkin, outside counsel for the NCAA, joins the pod to take a deep dive into the NCAA’s ongoing legal battle over the amateurism model and the limits on athlete compensation. Jeff represents the NCAA in the Alston v. NCAA case, which might end up in the Supreme Court next year. In addition to his work with the NCAA, Jeff has been the outside counsel for the NBA for many years and has represented very major professional sports league in the country. On the pod, he pr...

Rich Eisen, longtime NFL Network host and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor, and Cousin Sal (21:50), co-host of Fox Sports’ Bet Live and the Guess the Lines Podcast with Bill Simmons, join the pod to discuss the future of sports media, the impact of legalized gambling on the NFL, sports in the time of covid, the misery of being a NY Jets fan, 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 .

Join Professor Gabe Feldman and his very special guest for the second part of a series that explains the legal issues underlying the craziness in college sports to help you better understand where college sports may be headed. We cover the fight for college athlete rights, name, image, and likeness issues and the potential return of the NCAA video games, Congress's interest in the NCAA, the potential battle over the future of the NCAA in the U.S. Supreme court, the chances of NFL football on Sat...

This episode features Jay Bilas, ESPN’s lead college basketball analyst, former Duke basketball star, and lawyer. Jay joins me to talk all things college sports, the NCAA’s ongoing legal battles, what he would do to fight for college athlete rights if he were playing at Duke today, college basketball in a bubble, how he dragged Barney the Dinosaur into court, and closes with his best Bill Raftery impression. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow...

Join Prof. Gabe Feldman for the first part of a 2-part series explaining the legal issues going on behind the scenes in college sports. The NCAA has canceled all fall sports championships. The Ivy League, Division II and Division III shut down weeks ago. The Big 10 and the Pac 12 have canceled their football seasons. The ACC, SEC, and Big 12 are still playing. For now. Some football players are opting out because it’s too dangerous to play. Others are opting in because they think it’s too danger...

The NFL and college football are set to return soon. But should they? Are we experimenting with college athletes’ lives? What can we expect when (or if) the seasons start? Who has the higher BMI—Derrick Henry or Donald Trump? Two of the leading medical experts in the world—Dr. Thom Mayer, Medical Director for the NFL Players Association, and Dr. Zach Binney, Epidemiologist and Professor at Emory University—join me to discuss these questions and more. Thank you for listening! For the latest in s...

De Smith, Executive Director of the NFLPA, and Dr. Chris Howard, President of Robert Morris University and member of the Knight Commission, join me for a conversation about the return of the NFL, the battle for college athlete rights, approaches to increasing diversity in NFL front offices and on college campuses, colleges cutting sports, and broader issues of race, sports, and society. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitt...

Jessica Berman and I discuss the decision to cancel and restart a pro sport league season in the middle of a pandemic, how leagues are handling social justice issues, and whether Dippin' Dots is truly the ice cream of the future. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .