Trials & Error: NCAA v. Alston

College sports and money: what does it mean to be a student-athlete? The NCAA generates roughly $1 billion per year, while college athletes are barred from receiving any of the revenue stream that they generate on the field. But what about other, non-cash benefits related to school--tutoring, internships, summers abroad, post-graduate degrees, lab equipment and musical instruments? The Supreme Court, in NCAA v. Alston, in a 9-0 ruling, answered that question. Today, some student-athletes receive compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness. What about those who, years earlier, were stripped of their titles, scholarships, and subsequent careers?

On Thursday October 27 at 7pm ET, FOLCS will be joined by the Executive Director of the National College Players Association, Ramogi Huma; Jeffrey Kessler, the attorney who litigated some of the most important sports cases (including NCAA v. Alston); and Joe Nocera, the award-winning business journalist and author of Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA. In the first virtual installment of FOLCS Trials & Error Series, our leading experts will deconstruct this groundbreaking case, where the rights of college athletes stand today, and the price of preserving amateurism.