NIL Lawsuit Targets TV Money

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Hello Wednesday. Let's DIII >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Please refer a friend or two. Help me get to 2,000 subscribers by the end of the month.   A free subscription to D3Playbook. Yes, please. TOP STORY 1. NIL Lawsuit Targets TV Money   by Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY "Attorneys for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the NCAA and the nation’s top college conferences that challenges the association’s remaining rules regarding athletes’ ability to make money from their names, images and likenesses reiterated in a filing Friday night that athletes are entitled to a share of the billions of dollars in college sports TV revenue not only now, but also reaching back to 2016. The filing seeks to have the suit certified as a class action, meaning it would be applicable to thousands of athletes rather than only the named plaintiffs, Arizona State men’s swimmer Grant House; Oregon women’s basketball player Sedona Prince, who gained renown by drawing attention to disparities in the treatment of athletes in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments; and former Illinois football player Tymir Oliver. Friday night’s submission was partially redacted, and underlying expert reports were filed under seal. But it made clear that the plaintiffs are seeking what would likely be hundreds of millions of dollars in damages." >> Situational Awareness: "The largest shares of the damages are being sought for all current and former athletes in football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball who have received full athletic scholarships and play, or have played for a school in one of the Power Five conferences since June 15, 2016. That date is four years prior to when the suit was initially filed, the reach-back period allowed under antitrust law." >> Worth Noting: "The case follows the legal trail carved by the O’Bannon and Alston cases, the latter of which ended with the NCAA losing a unanimous verdict before the Supreme Court. The plaintiffs’ lawyers in this suit are among those who were involved in either or both of the earlier cases, led by Steve Berman and Jeff Kessler." >> Of Note: "According to the filing, sports economics expert Dan Rascher has found that there are more than 7,000 athletes in football, men’s basketball or women’s basketball who would be entitled to damages." >> Continue Reading FACILITIES 2.   Lycoming to Name Stadium After Girardi "They say Yankee Stadium is "The house that Ruth built." If that's the case, there's no doubt that the stadium that encapsulates David Person Field inside the Robert L. Shangraw Athletic Complex is certainly the house that Frank Girardi built. Now that stadium will bear his name, as Girardi Stadium will officially be dedicated at the 2023 Lycoming College football team's home opener on Saturday, Sept. 9, as the College's Board of Trustees approved the naming of the stadium during its meeting on Sunday, Oct. 16. The Board of Trustees, chaired by D. Mark Fultz '80, released an official proclamation honoring the 2016 inductee into the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame and announcing the naming of the College's football stadium in Coach Girardi's honor, which until now had not had a name attached to it." >> Field Awareness: "Between 1978 and 2006, every four-year player that played for Coach Girardi won at least one MAC Championship and every four-year player that played between 1985 and 2006 played in at least one NCAA Championship game. In the '90s, the Warriors turned into one of the most dominant powerhouses in Division III, winning seven MAC titles in the decade, making four appearances in the NCAA quarterfinals, three in the semifinals and two in the NCAA Division III championship game." >> What They're Saying: "Frank's records as football coach place him among a small elite group of college coaches, and his accomplishments as athletics director were instrumental in growing our athletic program," said Lycoming president Kent Trachte. "His greatest legacies, however, are his commitment to excellence and his impact upon the lives of countless student athletes.  For four decades, he sustained Lycoming's culture of excellence and changed lives." >> Read More A MESSAGE FROM MORNING BREW   2.6 million people wake up to this newsletter every morning There's a reason over 2.6 million people start their day with Morning Brew - the daily email that delivers the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Business news doesn't have to be dry and dense...make your mornings more enjoyable, for free. Check it out! Powered by Swapstack SOCCER 3.   "C" Isn't Just For Cookie Christopher Newport University and the University of Chicago remain atop the latest United Soccer Coaches Association DIII rankings. Women Christopher Newport, 14-0-1 Misericordia, 14-0-1 Johns Hopkins, 13-0-2 Case Western Reserve, 13-0 Messiah, 13-1-2 William Smith, 11-1-3 Wartburg, 15-0-2 Trinity (Texas), 16-0-1 Carnegie Mellon, 10-1-2 Amherst, 12-2 >> Game Winners: Cedar Crest senior Taylor Wolf tied a DIII single-game high with six goals versus Notre Dame (Md.) last Saturday. Three others have found the back of the net six times in a game this fall - Northwestern's Haley Mersberger, CCNY's Skylar Parker and George Fox's Maggie Phillips. >> What We're Watching This Week: No. 7 Wartburg vs. No. 18 Loras; No. 15 Emory vs. Case Western Reserve; No. 16 UW-La Crosse vs. UW-Whitewater; Pacific Lutheran vs. Puget Sound; Hanover vs. Rose-Hulman; Lake Forest vs. Grinnell >> Complete Poll   Men Chicago, 14-0 Messiah, 15-0-1 Kenyon, 14-0-1 Stevens, 14-0-2 Gustavus Adolphus, 11-0-4 Bowdoin, 11-1-2 Washington and Lee, 11-1-4 Willamette, 12-1-2 Franklin & Marshall, 11-1-3 Amherst, 8-1-5 >> Plenty of Points: St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) soph Victor Naci leads DIII with 23 goals and 49 points. >> What We're Watching This Week: No. 2 Messiah vs. Widener; No. 8 Willamette vs. Pacific Lutheran; No. 9 Franklin & Marshall vs. No. 15 Johns Hopkins; Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. Concordia, Texas; Rose-Hulman vs. Hanover; Trinity, Texas vs. Colorado College.   >> Complete Poll   A MESSAGE FROM TRENDS     Your next business idea, delivered weekly.   Trends tells you the next big thing – months before everyone else. Their dynamic team of business analysts already outlined 1,000+ vetted business ideas you can start in a weekend, and they send new ideas and market signals straight to your inbox weekly.   Try Trends for a week for only $1! Powered by Swapstack VOLLEYBALL 4.   Claremont Is Top-Ranked   The top 10 teams in DIII remained in the same spots as the latest AVCA women's volleyball rankings were released Tuesday. Claremont-M-S (90), 23-0 Juniata, 23-1 Calvin, 21-3 Trinity (Texas), 21-3 Northwestern (Minn.), 25-2 NYU, 21-4 Washington (Mo.), 25-3 Berry, 18-3 Wittenberg, 18-3 UW-Whitewater, 22-5 >> Right Back At Ya: St. Thomas senior Paige Havel leads DIII in total blocks with 127. Randolph first-year Brooke Murdock is second with 118.   >> What We're Watching This Week: No. 6 NYU vs. Johns Hopkins; No. 7 Washington, Mo. vs. No. 23 Transylvania; No. 8 Berry vs. No. 11 Emory; No. 18 Otterbein vs. Mount Union >> Complete Poll FIELD HOCKEY 5.   Gulls Soar   Salisbury has ascended to the top spot in the country according to this week's NFHCA coaches' poll.  Salisbury, 14-0 Middlebury, 13-1 Rowan, 15-1 Amherst, 12-2 Johns Hopkins, 12-3 Trinity (Conn.), 11-3 Williams, 11-3 Messiah, 12-2 Tufts, 10-4 Babson, 14-3 >> Last Line of Defense: Ohio Wesleyan soph Meg McCarthy leads the nation in goals-against average (0.08) and save percentage (93.3). >> What We're Watching This Week: No. 3 Rowan vs. Ramapo; No. 8 Messiah vs. William Smith; Rochester vs. Geneseo; DePauw vs. Denison >> Complete Poll NEWS 6.   Lightning Round     News Congrats to William Paterson swimming and diving coach Ed Gurka for winning the 800th dual meet of his career   Softball UW-Eau Claire head softball coach Leslie Huntington has been selected to the NFCA Board of Directors.     Happy Birthday Cake and candles for Casey Parrott, director of athletic communications, UW-Stout; Margaret White, head basketball coach, Marymount; Adam Posey, head baseball coach, Eastern Mennonite.   Do you know someone celebrating a birthday soon? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. TRANSACTIONS 7.  Comings and Goings   GOUCHER - Katie Russo named head women's lacrosse coach NYU - Ethan Feldman named assistant men's basketball coach SAGE - Jim Lyons named director of athletics UTICA - Danielle Cerminaro named head women's gymnastics coach (correction from Tuesday)   Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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