Mitch Gilfillan
@mitchgilfillan
Quinn Johnston Law | @LehighMBB alum | @TheFieldof68 legal analyst | @osfhealthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois board president
Highly respected college sports insider to my DM: Are we supposed to follow state law, the presidential executive order, the House settlement, Federal law, University policies, NCAA bylaws, or the College Sports Commission? Let me know. GOLD ⚡️
Quite literally, nothing related to NIL Collectives or third parties has changed, been amended, modified or created new law. Third party ‘pay-for play’ payments were never allowed.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump has signed a College Sports Executive Order that prohibits third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes🤯 Titled: "President Donald J. Trump Saves College Sports" on3.com/nil/news/presi…
President Trump’s executive order reinforces what we already know. NIL Collectives and third party deals are permitted. Athletes can enter legitimate and “fair market value” deals. More interesting: Ordering the Attorney General to “take appropriate action” on antitrust…
NEW: In a rather groundbreaking proposal, Division II plans to vote at its January 14, 2026, NCAA convention in Washington D.C. whether D2 athletes should be permitted 5 years of eligibility. One condition of the proposal, it would limit waivers outside of injuries.
Division II Management Council supports a proposal for five seasons of competition and advances other proposals at its meeting earlier this week. 🔗 on.ncaa.com/25JulyDIIMC #MakeItYours
College Sports Commission is expected to come out with new guidance and clarify its statement from two weeks ago regarding NIL Collectives. A source with the CSC acknowledges there is confusion across the country that needs rectified 24 days after the settlement was finalized.
Source: The threat of litigation from plaintiffs’ counsel in House v. NCAA, first by answering to a magistrate judge, is what forced the College Sports Commission to walk back their “NIL-valid-business-purpose” position. “The point of the CSC is not to promote continued…
Source: The threat of litigation from plaintiffs’ counsel in House v. NCAA, first by answering to a magistrate judge, is what forced the College Sports Commission to walk back their “NIL-valid-business-purpose” position. “The point of the CSC is not to promote continued…
In a boomerang response, Plaintiffs (i.e., Denard Robinson, Braylon Edward’s, etc.) quickly respond to B1G/NCAA’s supplemental brief re Terrelle Pryor’s case this morning. Robinson et al argue this case differs from Pryor because it challenges a systemic regime of…
NEW: Following the decision by an Ohio federal court to dismiss Terrelle Pryor’s “lost NIL” case yesterday, today the Big Ten and NCAA filed notice in Michigan attempting to persuade the court that Denard Robinson’s claims are identical to Pryor’s and should be dismissed, too.
NEW: Following the decision by an Ohio federal court to dismiss Terrelle Pryor’s “lost NIL” case yesterday, today the Big Ten and NCAA filed notice in Michigan attempting to persuade the court that Denard Robinson’s claims are identical to Pryor’s and should be dismissed, too.
Third base coaching malpractice. Unreal cannon, though.
UNBELIEVABLE 🤯 RONALD ACUÑA JR. WITH THE CANNON 💪
Two Peoria guys, Brian Randle and John Little, both working in the Phoenix Suns organization at NBA Summer League. Randle is back as an assistant after stints with the Wizards and Pistons. Little still the head coach of Suns’ G-League team. Two of the best.
Bradley’s, Malevy Leons, starting for OKC Thunder along side rookie and former Northwestern star Brooks Barnhizer in his NBA Summer League debut. Game playing on ESPN2.
TSJ finishes with 20pts, 9ast, 6 reb in Wolves victory. Pelicans Rookie, Derik Queen, finished with 13pts/10reb after going scoreless in the 1st half. Queen, who crushed Colorado State’s hearts in NCAA tourney, arguably most skilled big man in draft class. Incredible skill/feel.
Here for NBA Summer League in Vegas. First game about to tip between Wolves/Pelicans. T-Wolves extremely high on Terrence Shannon, Jr. especially with his late-season surge. TSJ and Rob Dillingham both starting in back court vs. Jeremiah Fears + Antonio Reeves starting for Pels.
NBA Summer League Rules: A player fouls out after committing his TENTH personal foul of the game. It’s physical! Use ‘em if you got ‘em.
Here for NBA Summer League in Vegas. First game about to tip between Wolves/Pelicans. T-Wolves extremely high on Terrence Shannon, Jr. especially with his late-season surge. TSJ and Rob Dillingham both starting in back court vs. Jeremiah Fears + Antonio Reeves starting for Pels.
Here for NBA Summer League in Vegas. First game about to tip between Wolves/Pelicans. T-Wolves extremely high on Terrence Shannon, Jr. especially with his late-season surge. TSJ and Rob Dillingham both starting in back court vs. Jeremiah Fears + Antonio Reeves starting for Pels.
Still numerous ways collectives will thrive under this guidance. Some Collectives shut down or merged when rev share started (a decision I thought premature) but NIL will still be critical. The best always adjust and adapt. Emotional frustration cannot influence rational…
NEW: In a memorandum sent to Division I Athletic Directors across the country, the College Sports Commission has issued guidance on NIL Go and what constitutes a valid business purpose. Important: NIL collective “deals” are much more scrutinized than ever before. Memo ⬇️
NEW: In a memorandum sent to Division I Athletic Directors across the country, the College Sports Commission has issued guidance on NIL Go and what constitutes a valid business purpose. Important: NIL collective “deals” are much more scrutinized than ever before. Memo ⬇️
A dozen cuts is substantial for any athletic department to absorb. This shift will ripple across campuses the next 2 to 5 years. While paying athletes is long-overdue, it brings financial trade-offs like ticket price increases, staffing reductions, etc. x.com/mitchgilfillan…
USC has eliminated a dozen jobs in its athletic department in an effort to cut costs in the wake of the House vs. NCAA settlement, a source tells @latimes. Six current USC employees were informed their positions were eliminated. Six other vacant jobs were also eliminated.
Former Fresno State and Seton Hall basketball player, K. Braeden Anderson, also filed an appeal this afternoon. He is now an attorney. CC: @samcehrlich need an update on how many appeals this is. Also, what is the record for number of appeals of a class action lawsuit?
More Appeals: Tyler Phillips, Rivera Sebastian, and Ryan Deakin have now filed appeals to the Ninth Circuit. This appears to be seven total appeals to the House v. NCAA settlement.