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South Carolina transfer RB Rahsul Faison hires premier NIL lawyer to challenge NCAA

Earlier this week, South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer publicly expressed his frustration and disappointment with the NCAA. Specifically, Beamer is not happy with the NCAA’s lack of response regarding transfer portal addition Rahsul Faison. The former class of 2019 running back hasn’t been ruled eligible for the 2025 season despite the precedent of other […]

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On Wednesday, Faison announced that he had hired premier NIL lawyer Darren Heitner to represent him in a potential challenge to the NCAA. Heitner confirmed Faison’s social media announcement with a post of his own. Said the attorney, “Rahsul Faison submitted his waiver request to the NCAA. I will be urging the NCAA to prioritize providing a decision on his request for an additional year of eligibility.”

It is worth noting that neither Faison nor Heitner indicated that they had yet filed any lawsuit against the NCAA.

For those unfamiliar with Heitner, there is no one better on the legal side of the NIL world. He teaches NIL Law at the University of Miami’s law school and commonly represents athletes. He also writes a weekly NIL newsletter that reaches thousands.

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Earlier this spring, Heitner represented South Carolina basketball wing Myles Stute as he sought another year on the court following a blood clot diagnosis that caused him to miss more than half of the 2024-2025 campaign. The NCAA folded and (rightfully) granted Stute a final season.

In Faison’s case, the facts support him receiving another year to play. He grayshirted at Marshall in 2019 before sitting out of football in both 2020 and 2021. Then, he played one year of junior college ball in 2022 before getting carries for two seasons at Utah State. In total, he’s played just three years beyond high school, and one of them was in junior college.

Precedent would suggest that Faison and Heitner will have a strong case.

Diego Pavia is the most high-profile case as he will play his sixth season of college ball in 2025. Following a legal battle, the courts granted an injunction in favor of Pavia that essentially struck his two seasons of junior college from the record, allowing him to compete (and earn NIL money) for one more season.

Less than two weeks ago, courts in New Jersey granted a temporary injunction in favor of Rutgers defensive back Jett Elad to play in 2025. Elad also was a class of 2019 graduate with a junior college past. He saw snaps in one junior college season and four Division-I years.

South Carolina is hopeful that Faison will be present in a talented running back room this fall. Fellow redshirt seniors Oscar Adaway and Bradley Dunn, redshirt sophomore Jawarn Howell, and redshirt freshman Matthew Fuller are also on scholarship.

Faison enrolled at South Carolina after hitting the NCAA transfer portal this offseason. On3 considered him a 4-star transfer after rushing for over 1100 yards at Utah State in 2024.

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Report: Green Bay files waiver with NCAA to participate in $1 million The Basketball Tournament

Wisconsin-Green Bay has reportedly filed for a waiver with the NCAA to participate in The Basketball Tournament, a non-certified winner-take-all summer tournament with a $1 million payout, according to ESPN. The waiver request was filed last week, according to ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura, and acknowledges the tournament doesn’t fall within the NCAA’s legislated exceptions. Instead, the […]

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Wisconsin-Green Bay has reportedly filed for a waiver with the NCAA to participate in The Basketball Tournament, a non-certified winner-take-all summer tournament with a $1 million payout, according to ESPN.

The waiver request was filed last week, according to ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura, and acknowledges the tournament doesn’t fall within the NCAA’s legislated exceptions. Instead, the waiver argues TBT is a “suitable replacement for a foreign tour” that the NCAA allows college programs to participate in once every four years, according to ESPN.

“When you play overseas, these teams that go to France, Spain, Belgium, whatever, those aren’t NCAA-sanctioned games,” Green Bay head coach Doug Gottlieb said, per ESPN. “So the NCAA’s argument is, ‘Hey, in summer competition, you can’t play these games in the United States. They’re not NCAA-sanctioned.’ So if I played this exact same game three hours north of here in Canada, it’d be OK. It doesn’t make sense.”

Green Bay athletic director Josh Moon also made the point that participating in a true foreign tour can be cost-prohibitive for a small-school program, and by playing in the TBT, it provides a similar experience against elite competition without necessarily enduring massive travel expenses.

“Let’s not worry about the prize money right now, but that could go to a charity, just let us play,” Moon told ESPN. “It’s really about our team and trying to give them opportunities.”

Green Bay’s waiver request reportedly has the full support of Horizon League commissioner Julie Roe Lach and the organizers of The Basketball Tournament, per ESPN.

“The idea of undergraduate teams or student-athletes participating and competing against retired players or current professionals overseas or any number of other types of teams that we get is really appealing to us,” TBT CEO Jon Mugar told ESPN. “We have a long track record of working with and partnering with universities through alumni teams, and now it makes a lot of sense to do that through their actual teams.”

Green Bay reportedly filed a similar request in 2024, but the NCAA’s denial came too late to mount a proper appeal of the ruling, according to ESPN. The Phoenix went 4-28 in Gottlieb’s first season as head coach following a longtime career with Fox Sports Radio.

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What New College Football Playoff Format Means For Colorado Buffaloes

The College Football Playoff is shifting once more, heavily affecting coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes’ future in the Big 12 Conference. Starting this fall, the 12-team CFP will transition to a straight seeding model that rewards the selection committee’s top four teams with the top four seeds and a first-round bye. In other […]

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Star College Baseball Brothers Highlight Rivalry With Unique NIL Deal

NIL partnerships are best when they fit with the traits of the college sports star promoting them. Some capitalize off their unique name, be it their own or a famous family heritage. Waterboys even landed deals with leading beverage manufacturers. That frenzy during the NCAA college basketball tournament was a great reminder of the expansive […]

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Ohio State Basketball interested in a Top International Prospect

As it was reported yesterday, Darrion Williams, one of Jake Diebler’s top transfer portal targets, committed to join Will Wade at NC State. With the Ohio State basketball team once being a heavy favorite to land the Texas Tech transfer, this is a tough miss. Now with room still to add to the roster, what […]

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In a report from Tobias Bass of The Athletic, there appears to be some interest from Jake Diebler and the Ohio State basketball team for one of the top European prospects. 20-year-old Serbian Ognjen Stankovic is looking to play College Basketball next season.

Stankovic is a 6-foot-8 combo guard who can do a bit of everything offensively. He’s tremendous at moving without the ball, has lots of potential as a shooter, and is a crafty passer. His length can make him a solid defender as well.

This past season, Stankovic played in the ABA League for KK Igokea in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 24 games, he shot with splits of 60% from the field and 47.1% from beyond the arc. Other college programs, along with Ohio State, that are reported to be involved with the Serbian star are Kansas, Missouri, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Saint Mary’s, UCF, and many others.

With the constantly changing landscape in college athletics, with NIL continuing to grow and more names in the transfer portal, it’s getting harder and harder to fill a roster. Now, we are seeing more and more international players hitting the recruiting trail, and it’s great to see Diebler exploring this option.

We’ve seen a few cases of high-level programs bringing in International talent already this offseason. For example, Brad Underwood at Illinois has loaded up on players from outside of the United States, and just yesterday, Duke added Dame Sarr, an Italian star who played for FC Barcelona.

The Ohio State basketball team’s roster is nearly full, but still just a few pieces away. Some more depth and experience at the wing is needed for this roster, and given Stankovic’s length and potential on both ends of the floor, he could be a fascinating role player in the Buckeye rotation next season.

The Buckeyes missing out on Williams may sting, but the coaching staff is staying active on the trail and keeping an eye on some of the top talent overseas.

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Scores, TV schedule for quarterfinals

3 scariest SEC baseball teams to face in the 2025 conference tournament The Montgomery Advertiser’s Adam Cole breaks down why Auburn, Tennessee and Vanderbilt are the toughest teams to play in the 2025 SEC baseball tournament. What has been a long and occasionally wet week in Hoover, Alabama is beginning to near its end, meaning […]

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What has been a long and occasionally wet week in Hoover, Alabama is beginning to near its end, meaning the SEC is getting that much closer to crowning a baseball champion.

The 2025 SEC baseball tournament continues Friday with the final two games of the quarterfinal round, pitting No. 2 seed Arkansas against No. 7 seed Ole Miss and No. 3 seed LSU against No. 14 seed Texas A&M at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.

The SEC, the home of the past five NCAA champions, has remained the best conference in college baseball this season, with six of the top 10 teams in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, including three of the top four.

Friday’s meeting will be the fourth game of the season between Arkansas and Ole Miss, with the Razorbacks winning two of three in a series against the Rebels in mid-March in Oxford, Mississippi. If LSU hopes to advance to the SEC semifinals, it will have to knock off a Texas A&M team that took two of three from it in College Station, Texas three weeks ago.

The winner of the tournament will earn an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament, though for many of the league’s teams, they’re playing for seeding in the tournament, not whether they’re ultimately able to get an invitation. The exception is the Aggies, who are 30-25 after Thursday’s second-round win against No. 6 seed Auburn and were left out of the latest NCAA tournament bracket projection from DI Baseball, though that bracket was put together before the SEC tournament began.

Here’s a closer look at the fourth day of the SEC baseball tournament, including the updated bracket, TV schedule, game times and more:

SEC baseball tournament games today

There are just two games scheduled for the 2025 SEC baseball tournament Friday. The relatively light slate is a lingering byproduct of rain delays during the tournament’s first round on Tuesday that pushed one game to the following day and has impacted the rest of the schedule. Because of that, the four quarterfinal games are split across two days, with the first two wrapping up Thursday.

By virtue of their finishing position in the regular-season standings, Arkansas and LSU were among the four teams that received double-byes in the SEC tournament, earning the No. 2 and No. 3 seed, respectively.

Here’s a look at Friday’s schedule in the SEC baseball tournament:

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No. 2 seed Arkansas vs. No. 7 seed Ole Miss | 3 p.m. | SEC Network (Fubo)
No. 3 seed LSU vs. No. 14 seed Texas A&M | 6:30 p.m. | SEC Network (Fubo)

The winner of Friday’s games will face off against each other in the tournament semifinals Saturday.

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What channel is the 2025 SEC baseball tournament on?

Both of the final two games of the quarterfinals of the 2025 SEC baseball tournament will air on the SEC Network. Streaming options for the game include the ESPN App — which requires a cable login to access — and Fubo, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

SEC baseball tournament bracket 2025

Click here for an updated look at the 2025 SEC baseball tournament bracket.

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BROCast: Men of Westwood’s Ken Graiwer Talks NIL Market, UCLA Basketball’s Transfer Season In this edition of the BROCast, Ken Graiwer of Men of Westwood talked with Dave and Tracy about the NIL market in college basketball this cycle, and UCLA’s approach to the transfer season. VIDEO: [embedded content] AUDIO: Download mp3 View in iTunes […]

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