(Un)covering sports for @Sportico | Will sue for public records | Email: dlibit@sportico.com | Signal: @daniellibit.60
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Jun 13
Lumping in Tristan Smith -- whose only crime was being too good to redshirt and being born a year too late for the Pavia waiver and a year too early for the new five-in-five rule -- with Sorsby is kind of gross.
And no, the Sorsby decision didn't enable the Smith decision.
Jun 13
The Sorsby decision was never about only one student-athlete. We are already seeing downhill effects in other eligibility cases in which state courts are allowing student-athletes to circumvent longstanding eligibility rules, citing Sorsby outcome as part of the court’s precedent.
Another example of why we need Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act, authorizing the association to apply common sense eligibility rules consistently for all student-athletes and schools, regardless of the state or local court system.
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Jun 13
The Brendan Sorsby legal saga could spiral into litigation across state lines & feature not just a college QB with a gambling problem, but state AGs, universities and power conferences. At the heart of the matter is the value of following rules. My take: sportico.com/law/analysis/20….
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Jun 12
She sent an email on the anniversary of the @PabloTorre ban story, subject line BANniversary, asking for records about the ban...
.... without realizing the one-year anniversary is also the same day her chance to file a libel lawsuit had expired
Jun 11
Jordon Hudson has filed public records requests seeking communications from 24 UNC staff members, per @TheAssemblyNC.
The requests target messages and records containing the words "ban" or "banned" along with "Pablo" or "Torre" between January 2025 and May 2026.
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Jun 12
We scraped every Division I athletic department staff directory and analyzed 68,000 employee records across 368 schools.
A few findings:
• SEC football programs average 66 staff members
• Georgia has 120 people dedicated to football alone
• Ohio State, Georgia, and LSU each have 155 AD-level administrators
• SEC schools average 26 fundraising staff members compared to 10 in the Big 12
The college athletics arms race isn't just about NIL, revenue sharing, or facilities.
It's about people.
New research from @gregchickphd and @NILnomics, exclusively inside NILNewsstand Pro: nilnewsstand-community.circl…
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Jun 13
For those studying for the bar exam next month, please note that if Congress passes legislation that the President signs into law, whether that law can eliminate a state right is not a straightforward issue given the 10th Amendment and SCOTUS precedent:
sportico.com/law/analysis/20….
Jun 12
In a memo to DI conference commissioners sent today, the NCAA confirms that the Protect College Sports Act would not only prevent the Brendan Sorsby situation but, if the Act becomes law before the case resolves, it stands to "override Sorsby’s legal challenge."
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Jun 12
Oregon Beach Volleyball Title IX Suit Looks for 9th Circuit Save sportico.com/leagues/college… via @sportico @DanielLibit
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Jun 12
Blueprint Sports has settled the lawsuit filed by Kyle Bjornstad. The founder of Dam Nation Collective sued Blueprint for ~$160k after the entity stopped making scheduled payments.
Said Bjornstad: "I can confirm that the matter has been resolved.”
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Jun 12
NEWS: The @US9thCircuit Title IX/college sports plate grows, as female athletes suing @UOregon ask appellate court to review lower court's ruling denying class certification in their lawsuit asserting Title IX extends to NIL support. For @Sportico👇
sportico.com/leagues/college…
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Jun 12
.@McCannSportsLaw, I suppose we might need to update the headline of this story from last April:
sportico.com/leagues/college…
Jun 11
Update on the new lawsuit challenging the House Settlement and CSC: Ili and Mirer's attorneys filed a motion to relate their case to House and have it be heard by Judge Wilken.
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Jun 11
Update on the new lawsuit challenging the House Settlement and CSC: Ili and Mirer's attorneys filed a motion to relate their case to House and have it be heard by Judge Wilken.
New: Football players Talanoa Ili (USC) & Charlie Mirer (Stanford) have filed a wide-ranging class action lawsuit against the NCAA, CSC, power conferences, and associated executives alleging that the House settlement NIL restrictions violate antitrust law and CA's state NIL law.
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Jun 10
NEWS: Utah Athletics hired a consultant company last year to internally review portions of its athletics department and other campus partners.
“It’s just week-to-week survival,” one anonymous staffer said in the report.
Here’s what the report found:
tinyurl.com/35ddnxzs
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Publication day for This One Will Be Different is getting closer (July 31). Use the discount code AUFLY30 for 30% off from the publisher. global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Jun 10
I'm skeptical Congress can address college athlete employment and unionization for several reasons, including a big one: public universities are governed by state law and there's a long tradition of judicial deference for states on education.
My column: sportico.com/law/analysis/20….
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Is the Brendan Sorsby court ruling the “jump the shark” moment for athlete litigation against the NCAA over eligibility?
Or is it an outlier with weird facts—an athlete who admitted to betting on his own team?
@mollyjgeary & I weigh the possibilities:
sportico.com/law/analysis/20….
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Daniel Libit retweeted
A stunner.
Brendan Sorsby, who bet on his own team among other bets, wins injunction to play at Texas Tech.
The NCAA will no doubt appeal argue this ruling will give other athletes less fear of anti-betting rules, since they too could sue.
My take: sportico.com/law/analysis/20….
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Jun 6
Wow.
1 Year Anniversary: Today (June 6th) marks one year from when Judge Claudia Wilken granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of the 4th Amended Settlement Agreement a/k/a the “House Settlement.” College sports’ popularity and athlete NIL opportunities have never been better.
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Jun 5
UPDATE: A hearing for the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order against @QU_Rugby’s demotion has been set for June 16.
Jun 5
SCOOP: @QuinnipiacU has been sued for downgrading women's rugby to a club. It's among first Title IX suits challenging a school's application of House settlement and comes 17 years after landmark Biediger v. case spared QU volleyball. For @Sportico 👇
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Daniel Libit retweeted
Jun 5
News: Title IX Battleground Quinnipiac Sued for Demoting Women’s Rugby sportico.com/leagues/college… via @sportico @DanielLibit
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