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NCAA Division I Adopts Proposal 2026-10: The Nuclear Option for Tampering (Issue #39)

Apr 3, 2026

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NCAA Division I Adopts Proposal 2026-10: The Nuclear Option for Tampering (Issue #39)

Why Your Next Transfer Could Cost Your Coach Half the Season.

Rebekah Ballard
Rebekah Ballard
The 14-Day Rule: How Agent Contact Still Voids Amateur Status

Apr 1, 2026

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8 min read

The 14-Day Rule: How Agent Contact Still Voids Amateur Status

Why a state-law 'safety net' won’t catch you when NCAA Bylaw 12.3.1 pulls the rug.

Rebekah Ballard
Rebekah Ballard
Realignment Hostage Crisis: Utah Valley vs. The WAC (Issue #36)

Mar 13, 2026

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8 min read

Realignment Hostage Crisis: Utah Valley vs. The WAC (Issue #36)

The Vegas Ransom: How a $1 Million Ultimatum Threatened to Delete a #1 Seed on the Eve of Selection Sunday

Rebekah Ballard
Rebekah Ballard
The Nuclear Option: Indiana, Louis Moore, and the Rule of Restitution (Issue #35)

Mar 6, 2026

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9 min read

The Nuclear Option: Indiana, Louis Moore, and the Rule of Restitution (Issue #35)

The Restitution Reaper: How a Voluntary Dismissal Turned Indiana’s 16-0 Dream into the NCAA’s Nuclear Test Case

Rebekah Ballard
Rebekah Ballard
NCAA, FTC, and Your Transfer: Tampering Rules Just Got Teeth

Mar 4, 2026

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7 min read

NCAA, FTC, and Your Transfer: Tampering Rules Just Got Teeth

From vacated wins at Kentucky to FTC federal subpoenas: Why the 2026 'Real-Time' enforcement era means documentation is your only defense.

Rebekah Ballard
Rebekah Ballard
Surviving a CSC NIL audit (LSU Case Study)

Feb 4, 2026

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6 min read

Surviving a CSC NIL audit (LSU Case Study)

Includes the $600 Aggregate Deal Tracker + the 5-day reporting clock rules.

Rebekah Ballard
Rebekah Ballard
The Indiana "Inkblot": NIL Parity or CSC Target? (Issue #29)

Jan 16, 2026

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8 min read

The Indiana "Inkblot": NIL Parity or CSC Target? (Issue #29)

Why Indiana is the Mirror for Everyone’s NIL Anxieties—and What the CSC Sees in the Inkblot.

Rebekah Ballard
Rebekah Ballard
The Roster Squeeze and the Future of College Basketball (Issue #27)

Jan 2, 2026

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9 min read

The Roster Squeeze and the Future of College Basketball (Issue #27)

The Collision Between Professional Eligibility, Roster Math, and the Modular Education Revolution.

Rebekah Ballard
Rebekah Ballard
Drafted, But Not Done

Dec 31, 2025

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6 min read

Drafted, But Not Done

From G League to Greek Life: How Far Can ‘Pro’ Basketball Players Go Back to College in the NIL Era?

Rebekah Ballard
Rebekah Ballard
NIL Legal Review: The 2025 Year-End Wrap-Up (Issue #26)

Dec 26, 2025

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10 min read

NIL Legal Review: The 2025 Year-End Wrap-Up (Issue #26)

Reflecting on a Landmark Year and Looking Toward the New Era of Collegiate Athletics

Rebekah Ballard
Rebekah Ballard
Ortega v. NCAA and the Fight Over "Retroactive" Eligibility

Dec 24, 2025

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6 min read

Ortega v. NCAA and the Fight Over "Retroactive" Eligibility

Antitrust Challenge to the NCAA’s Five-Year Clock and Jurisdictional Reach

Rebekah Ballard
Rebekah Ballard

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