What’s Ahead for the NCAA Following Preliminary Injunction Enjoining ‘NIL-Recruitment Ban?

Kate Roggio Buck, a member of the firm’s Sports and Entertainment industry group who focuses on NCAA sports compliance, spoke with Law.com on the evolving rules concerning name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements and the increase in antitrust lawsuits centering on compensation for NIL deals. As the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) responds to the federal court’s temporary injunction barring the enforcement of rules prohibiting NIL negotiations during an athlete’s recruitment or transfer process , Kate Roggio Buck observed that a statement from the NCAA president was telling for its not mentioning congressional regulation. “I would hate to be too hopeful, but maybe the NCAA really is seeing that they have lost a lot of leverage,” and “they may be seeing that they really do need to act cooperatively with their member schools and work with input from their athletes to embrace modernization of college athletics.”