Fall Saturdays and college football. The March Madness basketball tournament. The NCAA plays an important role in many … basis of “amateurism.” Those attempts just ran into the brick wall of NCAA v. Alston.This Article is adapted from a brief we … filed on behalf of 65 professors in the Alston case. Because the arguments made by the NCAA and the athletic conferences …

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) oversees nearly every aspect of the $11 billion college sports …, and punishing members that refuse to follow its authority. In recent years, some NCAA members have become increasingly … wealthy – grossing annual revenues upwards of $100 million per year. However, the NCAA’s rules still deprive these members of …

interest in watching college football – thus, substantially debunking the NCAA’s myth that amateurism conforms to the … requirements of antitrust law. Part I of this article details the history of collegiate sports in the United States and the NCAA …’s amateurism rules. Part II examines the origins and evolution of the NCAA’s procompetitive presumption defense of amateurism; a …

For decades, the NCAA has trumpeted "amateurism" and "student-athletes." But what if this is all a façade? What if … these are empty phrases the NCAA hides behind in its embrace of commercialism on the backs of athletes?These are the … questions at the heart of Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss's gripping book Indentured. The authors rip the lid off the NCAA …

students from binge and underage drinking. Part II explains the history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA …”) and discusses how NCAA financial interests have led to the practice of selling and advertising of beer at college sports …