The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled in favor of the NCAA in Nyzier Fourqurean’s eligibility lawsuit. The NCAA’s appeal came after a preliminary injunction was granted to Fourqurean by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Fourqurean, a member of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s football team, brought […]The post 7th Circuit Reverses District Court Injunction in Fourqurean NCAA Eligibility Case appeared first on Frieser Legal.
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WIAA Votes to Permit High School Athletes to Earn NIL Compensation
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) membership has voted on an amendment to the Association’s bylaws that will allow high school athletes in Wisconsin to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). The bylaw amendment aligns Wisconsin with a growing number of states that have embraced NIL rights at the high school level.
A Second Chance on NIL for the WIAA
This is not the first time the WIAA has considered relaxing its NIL restrictions. A similar amendment
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As the House Settlement is Finalized, College Athletes must Quickly Prepare for the Revenue Sharing Era
In a long-awaited decision, Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has approved the proposed settlement in House v. NCAA (In re College Athlete NIL Litigation). The suit, originally filed in 2020, challenged the NCAA’s prohibition on college athletes’ ability to earn compensation for their name, image, and likeness (NIL) and revenue derived from the broadcasts of athletic contests. In May 2024, the NCAA’s membership voted to settle the suit with
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Pistons Star Malik Beasley Sued by Former Agent
Hazan Sports Management Group (HSM), led by NBPA-certified agent Daniel Hazan, has filed a breach of contract suit against its former client Malik Beasley in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Beasley, the Detroit Pistons star and finalist for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award, signed an NBPA Standard Player Agent Contract (“SPAC”) with HSM in 2023 to serve as his on-court player agent. The parties also signed an exclusive marketing representation
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the WIAA in Halter Case
In a decision issued on April 8, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals’ ruling in favor of high school wrestler Hayden Halter, upholding the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (WIAA) interpretation and application of its suspension rules.
Background
In February 2019, Hayden Halter, a sophomore wrestler at Waterford Union High School, was ejected from a varsity wrestling meet due to two unsportsmanlike conduct violations. According to WIAA’s rules at the time, such an ejection required the
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Frieser Legal Named to Top 100 Law Firms with Sports Practices for 2025
For the second year in a row, Frieser Legal has been named to Hackney Publications’ list of Top 100 Law Firms with Sports Practices. The list is published “with the goal of providing the sports industry with a guidebook to the top 100 law firms with an exemplary sports law practice.” Hackney Publications is the […]The post Frieser Legal Named to Top 100 Law Firms with Sports Practices for 2025 appeared first on Frieser Legal.
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Wisconsin Football Player Granted an Injunction in Eligibility Suit Against the NCAA
Nyzier Fourqurean, the starting cornerback for the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s football team, was granted a preliminary injunction against the NCAA for a possible fifth year of athletic eligibility. Although the NCAA has appealed the decision, this student-athlete victory—though potentially temporary—marks a significant challenge to the NCAA’s long-standing eligibility rules and highlights growing tensions between the NCAA’s […]The post Wisconsin Football Player Granted an Injunction in Eligibility Suit Against the NCAA appeared first on Frieser Legal.
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AAA Publishes Due Process Guidelines for NIL Disputes
On February 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association published Due Process Guidelines for the Arbitration of Disputes over Sports Participation and Name, Image, and Likeness. Frieser Legal Principal Attorney Joshua Frieser served on the Sports Advisory Committee that supported the AAA in preparing these guidelines.
The Due Process Guidelines can be viewed here: AAA Due Process Guideliness for NIL Disputes
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Effectively Navigating MOUs, Revenue Sharing, and Collective Contracts
As the House case nears a potential settlement, Division I universities and their associated NIL collectives have established strategic plans for the dawn of the “revenue sharing era” of college sports. As the ground is shifting in the NIL world once again—perhaps more substantially than at any point before—college athletes and their agents should be prepared to effectively navigate the legal and contractual challenges that will undoubtedly arise in this new era.
Background
After the NCAA permitted collegiate
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UNLV Quarterback Matthew Sluka’s Failed NIL Agreement and the Ensuing Legal Ramifications
On September 25, 2024, UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka announced that he would be departing from the program due to broken promises regarding compensation that was promised to him in an NIL agreement with the university’s collective. Despite leading the Rebels to a 3-0 start, Sluka will sit out for the remainder of the season as a redshirt and will enter the transfer portal in December. The NCAA’s Bylaw 12 allows football student-athletes to compete in up to four
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NIL Representation Agreements: What Athletes and Agents Need to Know
When the NCAA amended its amateurism bylaws on July 1, 2021, the Association removed a handful of key restrictions that were previously placed upon collegiate “student-athletes.” In addition to the ability to sign name, image, and likeness (NIL) endorsement deals, athletes were permitted to sign with sports agents to represent them. While the NCAA has restricted agent activity to be for marketing purposes only (i.e., no professional player agent representation agreements are permitted, only NIL representation agreements), the definition
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NCAA Adopts New NIL Legislation for Coming Academic Year
On August 1, 2024, the NCAA’s new Bylaw 22 went into effect. With this change, the NCAA has adopted new bylaws for the upcoming academic year. Notably, the new bylaws change legislation regarding name, image, and likeness (NIL). The new bylaws supersede the NCAA’s Interim NIL Policy and subsequent guidance that was put in place in July of 2021, and updated periodically thereafter. The new bylaws provide more clarity and direction–and perhaps finality–on several NIL-related issues, including the level
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NIL Litigation Heats Up with Two Major Cases
College athletics has been in a state of constant regulatory change since the NCAA’s decision to permit athletes to monetize their name, image, and likeness (NIL) nearly three years ago. In addition to several rounds of NCAA NIL guidance, there have been legislative changes at the state level, introduced federal legislation, and multiple lawsuits that continue to impact intercollegiate athletics. While the NCAA and its autonomy conferences have agreed to a settlement in the House case, all involved parties
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Zion Williamson Wins Appellate Case Against Former Agent
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled in favor of Zion Williamson in his lawsuit against his former marketing agency, Prime Sports Marketing. The case primarily dealt with the North Carolina Uniform Athlete Agents Act. While most states have implemented a version of the Uniform Athlete Agents Act (including North Carolina), the laws do not come under judicial scrutiny frequently. As such, this case provides important context and guidance for athlete agents going forward.
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Frieser Legal Provided Counsel to Top-Ranked Football Recruit on Suspension
Frieser Legal advised five-star safety Trey McNutt during his eligibility dispute with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). McNutt was suspended by the OHSAA in February for competing in offseason 7-on-7 tournaments, which violated an Association rule prohibiting football players from competing in certain non-school events. With counsel from Principal Attorney Joshua Frieser, the […]
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Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Loses Key Appellate Case
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals (District II) has ruled in favor of Hayden Halter, a high school wrestler, in his case against the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA). In February of 2019, Halter was suspended by the WIAA for two unsportsmanlike conduct violations issued to him during a wrestling meet. The Association’s rules then in effect specified that Halter would be suspended from the “next competitive event.”
Halter and the WIAA disagreed about which competition would constitute the “next
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