O'Bannon Lawsuit

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Friday Roundup: The “Horseman” Edition

August 8, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

Outlined against a clear-blue August sky, the Lone Horseman rode again. In dramatic lore he is known as the Purple-Faced Monster. This is only an alias. His real name is Brian Kelly. He trotted in front of his South Bend squad before which another practice would be held in the friendly confines of the Culver Academies as a handful of Fighting Irish Digital Media employees peered through their camera lenses and over their Twitter devices at the bewildering sight prancing on the synthetic field ...

Friday Roundup: The “NCAA, We Need to Talk” Edition

June 27, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

As I mentioned last week, the O'Bannon case is in full swing. Currently the NCAA is "presenting" their defense. I say "presenting" because they are absolutely making a complete mess out of it. For those that aren't aware what the case is about, here is the quick version: Former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon has brought an antitrust class action lawsuit against the NCAA saying they are profiting off images and likeness of former student athletes and those athletes have no right to ...

Friday Roundup: The “Empty Gestures” Edition

August 16, 2013 by Ryan Ritter

The SEC, Big Ten, and PAC 12, have all made their stand for their student athletes. They will no longer be a part of EA Sports NCAA Football video game series. Yes, what a fantastic gesture by these conferences. It's a move that draws a clear line in the sand that amateurism and student athletes matter. Except for the minor detail that EA Sports has separate agreements with the schools and they don't need conference approval anyways. Even if these dominoes are falling due to the O'Bannon ...