O’Bannon v. NCAA

Ok – decisions in civil litigation are not my usual topic but the last week’s decision in O’Bannon et al v. NCAA cannot go without comment.  For years major universities have been profiting off student athletes, athletes who sometimes come from bad neighborhoods and college sports is their only way out.  Students have little to no bargaining power when dealing with massive universities.  On the other hand universities have gotten rich and so have coaches and administrators.  Some college football coaches earn annual salaries over $1million per year. Sure some of the student athletes got rich after they went pro – others … Continue reading O’Bannon v. NCAA