Introduction On October 26, 2022, the NCAA released regulatory guidance addressing permissible and impermissible involvements that NCAA member institutions (Institutions) can have with the NIL activities of currently enrolled student athletes under existing NCAA rules (the New Guidance). Although the New Guidance’s title specifically refers only to Institutional involvements in […]
William M. Lawrence spoke with Law360 for an August 19, 2022 article about the firm’s representation of Auburn University alumni to acquire a name, image and likeness (NIL) collective designed to assist the school’s student-athletes in one of the first deals of its kind. The new collective, called On to […]
Charleston-based William “Corky” Klett III was quoted extensively in an August 16, 2022 article in South Carolina Lawyers Weekly highlighting the fast-moving legal landscape of name, image and likeness (NIL) rules for college athletes. The U.S. Supreme Court reviewed a case, NCAA v. Alston, on NCAA policies on student-athlete compensation […]
Burr & Forman LLP is pleased to announce that the Burr Sports Law and NIL team represented an innovative team of Auburn University alumni to assist their name, image and likeness (NIL) collective, Friends of Auburn, LLC d/b/a ON TO VICTORY, in acquiring an existing NIL collective that supported Auburn […]
William M. Lawrence spoke with the Indy Star on July 12, 2022, for an article taking a closer look at name, image and likeness. The article discusses how NIL has changed the game, who enforces it, and what the future may hold. Excerpt: “I don’t think the NCAA truly has […]
This month, college sports marked the second year of the Name Image and Likeness (NIL) policy change that transformed college athletics and the NCAA. As the policy causes widespread reforms, the NCAA has tried to resist the power of collectives, which act as a clearinghouse for fans and boosters wanting […]
Background of the NCAA and NIL Policy Effective July 1, 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) adopted an Interim Name, Image, and Likeness Policy (“Interim NIL Policy”) for currently enrolled college athletes, their families, and NCAA member institutions. The Interim NIL Policy suspended NCAA name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) […]
Introduction On February 3, 2022, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Alabama House Bill 76, which repealed Alabama’s NIL law that legalized collegiate student-athletes receiving compensation for their names, images, and likenesses (“NIL Act”). As this author previously wrote, college football recruiting was the original impetus for Alabama passing […]
In an ironic twist, college football recruiting was the impetus for Alabama passing a 2021 law that legalized collegiate student-athletes receiving compensation for their names, images, and likenesses (“NIL Act”), and college football recruiting appears poised to be the impetus for Alabama repealing its NIL Act. On April 20, 2021, […]
A sea of change is rapidly approaching for collegiate student-athletes, and Alabama is at the change’s forefront. On April 20, 2021, after the Alabama Senate had unanimously passed House Bill 404, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the bill into law (the “Act”). The Act allows collegiate student-athletes to receive compensation […]