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2020/07/26
Latest episode
2026/10/10
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45 min.
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Hosted by Gabe Feldman--Director of the Tulane Sports Law Program, NFL Network Legal Analyst, and sports industry consultant, this podcast will look at current and breaking stories in the sports world and tell the largely untold (and often misunderstood) legal story behind the headlines. It will also explore significant sports stories and lawsuits that have been overlooked or forgotten. The goal of the podcast is to help people understand why and how each of these stories and cases have had such a big impact on the sports world and beyond. Who is the podcast for? Three audiences: 1) Sports fans who want to understand more about sports. There is a basic fact that gets overlooked by many sports fans: Most of the rules in sports—from salary caps to free agency restrictions to television deals to franchise relocation requirements to NCAA amateurism rules— are the way they are because of the law, and not simply because teams, leagues, or players want them that way. This podcast will help you become a better and more educated sports fan.2) People who may or may not like sports but who want to explore the idea of sports as a mirror of society. This podcast will help us see sports tell us about bigger social, financial and political issues. For example, what can return to play issues for college and pro sports tell us about how we value the health and safety of our students, the role of athletics in education, economic and civil rights, and the role of sports in society generally. 3) My mom. Because she likes to hear me talk.Enjoy...
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Ep. 122: The Looming CBA Battle in Major League Baseball, with the Executive Director of the MLBPA, Bruce Meyer
2026/10/10
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On this episode, I'm joined by the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Bruce Meyer, for an inside look at the labor battle between the players and the owners. With the collective bargaining agreement expiring in December, owners are pushing for a salary cap, players are pushing back, and another lockout is looming. We'll discuss the competing economic proposals, competitive balance, player solidarity, and whether a lockout could jeopardize the 2027 season.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Episode 121: The First Small Step Towards Unionizing College Football Players? With Jason Stahl, Founder of the College Football Players Assocation
2026/09/28
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On this episode, I'm rejoined by Jason Stahl, founder of the College Football Players Association, an organization that has emerged to attempt to represent college football players, provides advocacy and legal support to college football players, and is building team-based chapters that could eventually become conference-wide unions. We discuss the College Football Players Association's first chapter at Stanford, how they plan to move from a fraternal players association to collective bargaining, and whether a union would actually help college football players.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 120: Collective Bargaining in College Sports? With Brandon Copeland, Former NFL Player and Co-Founder of Athletes.Org
2026/09/22
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On this episode, I'm joined by Brandon Copeland, 10-year NFL veteran and co-founder of Athletes.org, an organization that has emerged to represent college athletes, provide them with legal and other professional support, and work to give them a voice in shaping the rules of college sports. We discuss the latest eligibility lawsuits, whether former professional athletes should be allowed to return to college sports, and why Cope believes collective bargaining is inevitable.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 119: The Protect College Sports Act, with United States Senator Eric Schmitt, Co-Author of the Act
2026/09/17
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On this episode, I'm joined by United States Senator Eric Schmitt, one of the co-authors of the Protect College Sports Act. We discuss the Act, what it does, why it does it, and where it goes from here. We talk about the proposed limits on athlete compensation, restrictions on conference expansion, collective bargaining, coaching salaries, agent regulation, pooled media rights, and when he expects a final vote on the legislation.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 118: More College Sports Chaos, with Sun Belt Conference Commissioner, Keith Gill
2026/09/11
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On this episode, I'm joined by the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill to discuss potential expansion of the college football playoff, whether conferences may need to take a larger governance role, the extraordinary legal battle between LSU and the SEC, the Protect College Sports Act, athlete employment and collective bargaining, and whether the NCAA basketball tournaments should continue to expand.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 117: College Eligibility Mayhem, with NCAA Outside Counsel, Rakesh Kilaru
2026/09/02
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On this episode, I'm re-joined by the lead outside lawyer for the NCAA, Rakesh Kilaru. Rakesh takes us inside the wave of eligibility litigation sweeping college sports, including challenges to the NCAA's new five-year rule and lawsuits seeking to allow former pro athletes to return to college competition. We discuss why these cases keep coming, how the NCAA is faring in court, and whether litigation, legislation, or the schools themselves can finally bring order to the chaos.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 116: An Inside Look at Some of the Biggest Contracts in NFL History, with Athletes First CEO, Brian Murphy
2026/08/20
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On this episode, I'm joined by Brian Murphy, the CEO of Athletes First, the agency that has negotiated many of the biggest contracts in NFL history, including landmark deals for Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons, Deshaun Watson, and many, many more. Murph gives us an inside look at how those deals get done, the holy grail of fully guaranteed contracts, the reason the NFL can't find 32 great quarterbacks, and much, much more.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 115: College Sports, Congress, Brendan Sorsby and the Battle with the SEC and Big Ten, with Cody Campbell
2026/06/25
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On this episode, I'm joined again by Cody Campbell to talk about the battle for college sports legislation in Congress, the Brendan Sorsby saga, and Cody's increasingly public fight with the SEC and Big Ten over the future of college athletics, and much, much more.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 114: The Future of College Football Broadcasting, with Chris Bevilacqua
2026/06/18
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On this episode, we are back to talking about college sports. We have some movement in Congress, more lawsuits in the courts, but the multi-billion dollar question that is in the center of it all is whether college sports will try to package all of their football media rights. I'm joined by sports media legend Chris Bevilacqua to talk about whether schools should pool their FBS football rights, how they can do it, why they should do it, and much, much more.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 113: The Path to Competitiveness in the Big 10, with Rutgers' AD, Keli Zinn
2026/05/31
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On this episode, I’m joined by Rutgers Athletic Director Kelli Zinn to talk about leading a Big Ten athletic department through the most chaotic era college sports has ever seen. We talk NIL, revenue sharing, the House settlement, the future of Olympic sports, why Rutgers is betting big on revenue generation, and how to win in college sports when the rules keep changing.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 112: The Battle over NIL Compensation (aka, NIL, MMR, CSC and the NCAA) with Rakesh Kilaru, Outside Counsel for the NCAA
2026/05/22
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On this episode, we dive back into the wild world of college sports with the NCAA's lead outside counsel, Rakesh Kilaru. Over the last year, NIL deals totaling over $240 million have been cleared by the College Sports Commission, in addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been shared directly with college athletes by the schools. But we are in the midst of a battle over NIL enforcement centered on whether there should be any limits on how MMR partners, like Playfly and Learfield, pay athletes and whether the new revenue sharing cap will actually hold. We also get into eligibility lawsuits and why the Sports Broadcasting Act may not be the easy money fix some think it is.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 111: College Sports Eligibility Rules, with Diego Pavia's Lawyer, Ryan Downton!
2026/05/11
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College sports’ eligibility rules are under attack, and Ryan Downton is one of the lawyers leading the charge. He represents Diego Pavia and other athletes challenging NCAA limits on JUCO seasons, redshirts, and the five-year clock. We talk antitrust, fairness, the future of eligibility, and whether the NCAA can ever find stability in this new era.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 110: More College Sports, with UNC Athletic Director, Bubba Cunningham and Yahoo Sports Senior Editor, Ross Dellenger
2026/04/28
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On this episode, I’m joined by the Athletic Director at the University of North Carolina, Bubba Cunningham, and Yahoo Sports Senior College Football Reporter, Ross Dellenger, to talk about the latest in college sports. Transfer portal, eligibility lawsuits, NIL enforcement, athlete compensation, Olympic sport funding, employment status, Title IX, conference realignment and whether schools can control costs, protect athletes, and create national rules that actually work?
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 109: Da Bears and a New Stadium!? With George McCaskey, Chairman of the Chicago Bears
2026/04/16
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On this episode, I'm joined by the chairman of the Chicago Bears. George McCaskey, for a wide ranging conversation about one of the NFL's most iconic franchises, and the challenge of honoring the team's legacy while building for the future, including the team's looming stadium decision and the realities of modern NFL ownership. And for the first time ever, I'm joined as co-host by one of my Tulane students, Drew Schott, who does a terrific job with helping lead the conversation.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
Ep. 108: The Battles that have Shaped the NFL Into a Cultural and Economic Powerhouse (and what it can teach us about the future of college sports), with Ken Belson
2026/02/05
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It’s a Super Bowl special episode, and I’m joined by long-time NY Times reporter Ken Belson, to talk about his book 'Every Day is Sunday,' which focuses on how Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and others transformed the NFL into a cultural and economic powerhouse. We discuss the financial instability of the 1980s and 1990s, and key changes such as free agency, the salary cap, and revenue sharing. The impact of college NIL deals on the NFL, and what the NFL’s battles can teach us about the future of college sports.
Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .
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NILnomics 2026/05/26
Top source for college sports legal info
In a world of constantly changing rules, systems, and operations, Gabe gathers the top minds to explain the happenings of college sports. He does so ...
Jake Lindsay 100 2026/05/25
Excellent listen as 1L
Approachable as a first-year law student, but deep enough to stretch understanding and provide new perspectives on the world of sports.
Applying what...
Mathias Bartlett 2026/05/23
Entertaining and informative
Professor Feldman’s Sportwise delivers sharp, insightful takes that make complex business and sports law issues genuinely engaging. A must listen!
Estee Jayuh 2025/12/14
The Best!
Must listen
Sporty Vermonter 2025/08/10
So good!
I learned so much, very interesting!
Alexa Rotman 2025/08/10
amazing!
love it so much.
Mack Nola 2025/07/30
Hi daddy
I love you so very so very so very so very so very so much I will talk with my sister and her family about the new house in my heart I love her very h...
JonathanAJordan 2025/05/16
Great Sports Law Podcast
If you want to learn more about sports and its intersection with the law, I highly recommend listening to this podcast.
Garrison M 2025/05/16
Great Podcast, Very Informative!
Great Podcast, Very Informative!
ReviewasaurusRex 2025/03/20
Great podcast!
Best podcast if you want to learn more about the sports law world in an easy to digest format. Gabe’s insight is always incredibly informative and the...
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