Top 10 college basketball team winners after 2025 transfer portal deadline
The clock struck midnight on April 22, meaning the transfer portal window is all but officially closed. While commitments are far from over and many rosters across NCAA basketball are still plucking away to fill their holes and needs, it’s not a matter of if or when a player enters the portal, it’s simply a matter of where they will land. A deep breath from […]
The clock struck midnight on April 22, meaning the transfer portal window is all but officially closed. While commitments are far from over and many rosters across NCAA basketball are still plucking away to fill their holes and needs, it’s not a matter of if or when a player enters the portal, it’s simply a matter of where they will land. A deep breath from head coaches from all over the country, right?
With the transfer portal deadline closed, let’s take a look at 10 schools that won the 30-day portal sprint.
HM: Creighton BlueJays
The Iowa factory — Owen Freeman and Josh Dix — will keep the Blue Jays competitive in 2025-26. Point guard Nik Graves (17.3 PPG at Charlotte) will assume lead guard duties. Add in former four-star SG Austin Swartz (Miami) rounds out a quality transfer portal class for Greg McDermott & Co.
HM: Oklahoma Sooners
While losing Duke Miles to inter-conference rival Texas A&M certainly hurt, Porter Moser has quietly assembled a quality transfer portal trio with Xzayvier Brown (St. Joe’s), Nijel Pack (Miami), and Tae Davis (Notre Dame) en route to Norman. There’s some serious scoring pop here to build off last year’s NCAA Tournament apperance.
HM: UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
Josh Pastner is back in college basketball as is making an immediate impact in Las Vegas. The upside for the 2025-26 Runnin’ Rebels is evident: Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn (Illinois), Emmanuel Stephen (Arizona), Naas Cunningham (Alabama), Al Green (Louisiana Tech) and Ladji Dembele (Iowa) enter the fold.
10. LSU Tigers
After a disastrous 2024-25 campaign, Matt McMahon and the LSU Tigers are quietly among the biggest winners in the 2025 transfer portal. Last season, LSU was among the lowest NIL spenders in the SEC. A report in February indicated that will no longer be the case — and this year’s transfer portal class proves that.
Bottom line: this group is a whole lot of stat-stuffers. Dedan Thomas (UNLV) averaged 15.6 PPG and nearly five APG last season. Northeastern’s Rashad King averaged 18.5 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 3.3 APG. Omaha’s Marquel Sutton — the 2024-25 Summit League POY — averaged 18.9 PPG and 7.9 RPG on a team that won 22 games and went to the NCAA Tournament. And that’s not all: Max Mackinnon shot 41% from three at Portland Michael Nwoko (Mississippi State) brings a big body to the floor after starting in 32 of 34 games for the Bulldogs last season.
Don’t expect another 3-15 finish in the SEC this season for the LSU Tigers.
9. Texas Tech Red Raiders
While Texas Tech’s transfer portal class at the deadline may not scream top-10-worthy, retaining one of the best players in the country, JT Toppin, warrants inclusion on this list.
Toppin, the double-double machine, was projected to be a first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He decided to forgo the Draft entirely, signing a $4 million NIL deal to return to the Red Raiders. Retaining an All-American means one thing for Grant McCasland: That’s one less hole that needed to be filled this offseason.
But the Red Raiders weren’t so quiet in the transfer portal, either. LeJuan Watts (Washington State), ultra-efficient three-point shooter Tyeree Bryan (Santa Clara) and UNC Greensboro’s Donovan Atwell headline this year’s transfer portal class heading to Lubbock, helping raise Texas Tech’s ceiling to a consensus way-too-early preseason top-five team in the country.
8. Auburn Tigers
While Auburn will unquestionably boast a new look next season coming off the heels of their second-ever Final Four appearance, there’s plenty to like with this year’s transfer portal class, making the Tigers among the biggest winners after the transfer portal deadline.
Bruce Pearl will welcome Kevin Overton (7.8 PPG, 3.7 RPG at Texas Tech), ultra-physical KeShawn Murphy (11.7 PPG, 7.4 RPG at Mississippi State), high-flying scorer Keyshawn Hall (18.8 PPG, 7.1 RPG at UCF) and NCAA Division II star Elyjah Freeman (Lincoln Memorial), who averaged 18.9 PPG, 8.7 RPG and 2.3 APG. According to Auburn athletics, Freeman shot 45.6% from three and 58.7% from the field, ranking 25th nationally.
While losing the infectious energy piece Chad Baker-Mazara takes a hit on the Tigers’ overall rank, pairing these transfer portal additions alongside the electrifying Tahaad Pettiford immediately injects Auburn into a sure-fire preseason top 25team next season.
7. Iowa Hawkeyes
I went in-depth with Iowa’s transfer portal class last week, detailing every single newcomer as well as touching on Ben McCollum’s unique ball-screen, pick-and-roll heavy offense (Hint: that offense should bode well with this year’s transfer portal class.) You can view the full article here.
It’s a complete overhaul in Iowa City, literally and stylistically. But the Hawkeyes have put together a strong transfer portal class at the deadline, bringing over three-point sharpshooter Brendan Hausen (Kansas State), the highly-coveted Alvaro Folgueiras (Robert Morris) and mid-major sensation Bennett Stirtz (Drake), alongside a plethora of other Drake players.
While Iowa (basically) lost its entire team from last year, it’s not like many of the transfer portal additions have not played together before, which is crucial in year one from Ben McCollum. Fun fact: McCollum has been a head coach for 16 years. He has yet to lose 100 games. The Hawkeyes are not only big-time winners in the transfer portal but also in the coaching carousel, too.
6. Texas Longhorns
The Texas Longhorns are quietly among the biggest winners after the transfer portal deadline.
As Trilly Donovan infamously quotes: sometimes the best gets are the ones you already got. That’s been the case for first-year HC Sean Miller, who retained Chendall Weaver, Tramon Mark, Nic Codie and Jordan Pope off of last year’sLonghorn squad — all of whom will be instrumental in Sean Miller’s year one transition in Austin.
While the returnees speak for themselves, Sean Miller has put together a high-quality transfer portal class. Lassina Traore looks to get healthy after averaging a double-double at Long Beach State in 2023-24. Seven-footer Matas Vokietaitis averaged 10.2 PPG and 5.4 RPG as a freshman at Florida Atlantic last season (The next Vlad Goldin?!). Cam Heide (Purdue) joins the mix in Austin. Dailyn Swain took a impressive sophomore-year jump at Xavier last season. Adding another sophomore-year breakout player Simeon Wilcher (St. John’s) is just the icing on the cake.
5. Kentucky Wildcats
Armed with among the highest NIL budgets in NCAA Basketball, Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats wasted zero time to put together an immensely talented transfer portal class.
Last year, Kentucky’s defense wasn’t its calling card. While it wasn’t bad, it wasn’t cream-of-the-crop, either (mainly due to injuries throughout the season). The Wildcats revamped their frontcourt with defensive versatility, adding Mouhamed Dioubate (Alabama) and Jayden Quaintance (Arizona State). While it’s unknown (yet) if Quaintance will be available by November after suffering an ACL injury, the defensive upside is evident — and is precisely what Kentucky needs in year two of the Mark Pope era.
In addition, the Wildcats added Denzel Aberdeen (Florida), pick-and-roll and ball-screen finesser Jaland Lowe (Pitt) and Kam Williams (Tulane) to the roster, making Kentucky’s perimeter among the more polarizing units in NCAA basketball next season.
4. Indiana Hoosiers:
The Indiana Hoosiers are winners after the transfer portal deadline not because of losing the entirety of its roster, but howtheir transfer portal pieces fit positionally.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a better portal class that simply “fits” positionally via @IndianaMBB.
– Conwerway: lead PG – Wilkerson: sharpshooter SG. – Miles: adds length, rebounding prowess at SG/SF. – DeVries: lengthy range – Bailey: Efficient, rim-running stretch big.
First-year HC Darian DeVries has been nothing short of active in the transfer portal, landing a plethora of highly-coveted, high-scoring pieces. Lamar Wilkerson was a 20 PPG player at Sam Houston. Reed Bailey was among the top players in the A10 last season, averaging 18.8 PPG, 6.1 RPG and 3.8 APG at Davidson last year. Do-it-all guard Tayton Conerway was a defensive menace, averaging nearly three steals per game last season in addition to 14.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG and 4.8 APG.
And this isn’t even including Tucker DeVries, who showed can be a superb scorer at the high-major level in just eight games last season at West Virginia before an injury in addition to lengthy guard Jasai Miles, who averaged 15.4 PPG and 6.8 RPG last season at North Florida. Rounding out the transfer portal class is Jason Drake (Drexel) as well as facilitating first guard Conor Enright (DePaul).
3. Louisville Cardinals
Pat Kelsey went to work early in the transfer portal cycle, landing a trio of pieces that will make an immediate impact at Louisville next season, making the Cardinals among the biggest winners after the transfer portal deadline.
Entering the fold is Xavier’s Ryan Conwell, who averaged 16.5 PPG, 2.7 RPG and 2.5 APG last season. Adrian Wooley,as just a freshman last season, put up staggering numbers at Kennesaw State: 18.8 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 3.6 APG. The 6-foot-5 guard shot 42% from three. Add in three-point sharpshooter Isaac McKneely (Virginia), who also shot 42% from three and suddenly, the Cardinals are looking like a preseason top-five team in the country with the return of J’Vonne Hadley and the addition of five-star PG Mikel Brown Jr.
2. Michigan Wolverines
Dusty May must have a knack for assembling terrorizing frontcourts because that’s exactly what will transpire next season in Ann Arbor.
After losing its frontcourt duo Danny Wolf (NBA Draft) and Vlad Goldin off a team that won a Big Ten Tournament Championship and reached the Sweet 16 last season, Dusty May wasted no time in assembling its next frontcourt duo.
The Wolverines will welcome 7-foot-3 big Aday Mara (UCLA), Morez Johnson (Illinois) Yaxel Lendeborg (UAB) — among the top players from the transfer portal — to round out its frontcourt. Recently, Jeff Goodman reported that Lendeborg is leaning toward staying in the draft. It’s unknown whether he will dot the blue, yellow and white just yet.
Even without Lendeborg, the Wolverines’ frontcourt remains just as polarizing. As just a freshman last year, Morez Johnson showed his physicality around the rim, positioning him for a monster sophomore year jump. Aday Mara, marred by inconsistent playing time, showed flashes of brilliance at UCLA, including a 22-point outing over Wisconsin in January.
The Wolverines will also welcome Elliot Cadeau in the backcourt, who averaged 9.4 PPG and 6.2 APG for North Carolina last season. If Cadeau can hone in on his consistency from behind the arc and Lendeborg opts to forgo the NBA Draft, perhaps the Wolverines should be even higher on this list (which is No. 1, of course). But time will tell.
1. St. John’s Red Storm
The St. John’s Red Storm crown the top spot as the biggest transfer portal winners after the deadline, welcoming in the top-ranked transfer portal class in the country according to 24/7 Sports. Incoming to Queens include Dillon Mitchell (Cincinnati), Ian Jackson (North Carolina), Oziyah Seller (Stanford), Joson Sanon (Arizona State) and Bryce Hopkins (Providence).
With Zuby Ejiofor anchored in the frontcourt, there are many ways for Pitino to put the pieces of the transfer portal puzzle together. Former five-star recruit Dillon Mitchell is among the more athletic, fluid forwards/bigs in college basketball. IanJackson showed at times he can light up the scoreboard. Will he move over to PG? He likely will. Oziyah Sellers is a true combo guard after taking a big-time junior-year jump at Stanford. Joson Sanon is a name to watch in the 2026 NBA Draft. Bryce Hopkins, despite being riddled with injuries at Providence, looks to get healthy and be a veteran leader on the team. He averaged 17.0 PPG, 7.7 RPG and 3.0 APG in just three games last season.
Losing RJ Luis, Vincent Iwuchukwu and Simeon Wilcher understandably put a dent into St. John’s dazzling offseason but the pieces Rick Pitino has assembled is too hard to ignore. The Red Storm are the biggest winner in the transfer portal so far and look the part to be a preseason top-five team in the country next season.
Boogie Fland transferring to Florida: National champions land former Arkansas standout and five-star recruit
Getty Images The national champs have loaded up and may well have a roster to make a push for another Final Four. Arkansas transfer Boogie Fland committed to Florida, he announced Tuesday, meaning the Gators’ 2025-26 backcourt will be led by two high-profile transfers. Xaivian Lee, a former Princeton standout, committed to UF on April […]
The national champs have loaded up and may well have a roster to make a push for another Final Four. Arkansas transfer Boogie Fland committed to Florida, he announced Tuesday, meaning the Gators’ 2025-26 backcourt will be led by two high-profile transfers. Xaivian Lee, a former Princeton standout, committed to UF on April 16.
The NIL deal to land Fland was more than $2 million, sources told CBS Sports. Florida had been involved with recruiting Fland for nearly a month.
The 6-foot-3 lead guard is a former five-star prospect and charts as one of the 10 best portal players in this year’s cycle. He flirted with the pre-NBA Draft process but announced last week he’d be returning to college. Fland averaged 13.5 points, 5.1 assists and 3.2 rebounds at Arkansas last season, playing in 21 games — missing 15 contests due to a thumb injury. He visited Florida over the weekend; momentum had been cresting in the Gators’ favor ever since.
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The Fland commitment comes after Florida explored adding USC transfer Desmond Claude before ultimately continuing to look elsewhere. Fland is a creative shot-taker and playmaker, though his inconsistency betrayed some of his potential. He shot a mere 37.9% overall, including 34% from 3-point range. For Florida, the addition means Todd Golden’s Gators will have a roster that is in the mix and likely to land as a preseason top 10 team. With Fland and Lee in the backcourt, the Gators also return power forward Thomas Haugh, power forward Rueben Chinyelu (who withdrew from the draft process a few days ago) and center Micah Handlogten. Also likely to return is big man Alex Condon, who participated at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, but sources said he’s more likely than not to ultimately make his way back to Gainesville. The Gators will welcome in a pair of four-star freshmen (CJ Ingram and Alex Lloyd) as well.
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It’s a huge win for Florida, as the Gators are losing Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin and Will Richard to expiring eligibility, plus Denzel Aberdeen (off to Kentucky), so landing at least one more high-ceiling guard was a huge priority. UF in effect traded Aberdeen for Fland. With Fland off the board, the biggest names to watch for in the transfer portal include Texas Tech transfer Derrion Williams, St. John’s t transfer RJ Luis, Memphis transfer PJ Haggerty and Claude.
Buckeyes Included in Softball America Postseason Awards
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Softball America announced its All-America team and award winners on Tuesday, and the Ohio State Buckeyes were well represented. Jasmyn Burns, a sophomore catcher, was named a second team All-American while the Buckeyes’ coaching staff – consisting of head coach Kirin Kumar and assistant coaches Matthew Guemmer and Courtney Vierstra – took […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Softball America announced its All-America team and award winners on Tuesday, and the Ohio State Buckeyes were well represented.
Jasmyn Burns, a sophomore catcher, was named a second team All-American while the Buckeyes’ coaching staff – consisting of head coach Kirin Kumar and assistant coaches Matthew Guemmer and Courtney Vierstra – took home Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
Burns, a unanimous first team All-Big Ten selection and first team NCFA All-Great Lakes Region honoree, hit .455 with a Big Ten-record 25 home runs and 72 RBI. She ranks in the top 10 nationally in batting average, home runs, home runs per game, slugging percentage and total bases.
In her first season with the Buckeyes, Kumar led Ohio State to 45 wins and an NCAA Regional appearance. Her team was powered by the best offense in the country, as Ohio State led the nation in home runs (147), slugging percentage (.701), runs scored (495), runs per game (8.25) and walks (280). In the circle, the staff saw pitchers Lorin Boutte, a freshman, and Kennedy Kay, a fourth-year junior, finish a combined 34-14 in over 256 innings pitched.
Florida’s hopes of repeating as men’s basketball national champions in 2025–26 just got a whole lot more real. In one of the biggest transfer portal commitments of the offseason, the Gators reeled in Arkansas Razorbacks transfer guard Boogie Fland. Fland, who once seemed likely to go one-and-done, withdrew his name from the NBA draft last […]
Florida’s hopes of repeating as men’s basketball national champions in 2025–26 just got a whole lot more real.
In one of the biggest transfer portal commitments of the offseason, the Gators reeled in Arkansas Razorbacks transfer guard Boogie Fland. Fland, who once seemed likely to go one-and-done, withdrew his name from the NBA draft last week and officially made his commitment to Florida during an official visit early this week. The former elite recruit averaged over 13 points and five assists per game in an injury-shortened first college season at Arkansas and profiles as one of the best guards in college basketball in 2025–26. Sources indicate Fland spurned higher-dollar NIL promises from other programs to join the Gators, buying into a Florida system that developed Walter Clayton Jr. into a likely first-round pick and Final Four Most Outstanding Player.
The Fland addition continues a monster offseason for the defending national champions, who have rapidly rebuilt a championship-caliber roster after losing essentially their entire backcourt rotation headlined by Clayton. The Gators beat out Kansas, St. John’s and a host of other top programs for Princeton Tigers transfer Xaivian Lee, who was expected to share backcourt duties with returner Denzel Aberdeen. But after Aberdeen surprisingly hit the portal close to the entry deadline in late April, the Gators’ pursuit of another high-level backcourt option intensified. They were long believed to be a favorite to land Fland’s services once he officially entered the portal on April 22, and things moved quickly once Fland decided to return to college basketball over being a likely second-round pick in this year’s draft.
Todd Golden’s staff also successfully retained huge pieces from a frontcourt rotation that was among the nation’s best last season. Super sub Thomas Haugh (who’s expected to slide into the starting lineup at the three next season) and starting center Rueben Chinyelu both announced their return to Gainesville, Fla., on NIL deals worth well over $1 million each. The final domino is starting power forward Alex Condon, who is still going through the NBA draft process. Sources indicated Condon is likely to return to Gainesville unless he receives the type of draft day promise that would be impossible to turn down, likely from a team drafting in the top 20 or so . If Condon returns, Florida’s roster is expected to be set outside of perhaps adding a developmental piece or two.
That core of five players (Fland, Lee, Haugh, Condon and Chinyelu) would make up perhaps the most talented starting lineup in the country. How Haugh takes to playing as more of a wing is a legitimate question, though he made strides as a three-point shooter as a sophomore and the Gators have more natural wings in AJ Brown (Ohio) and CJ Ingram who will allow Haugh to slide to his more natural power forward spot at times. While there have been questions about how Lee and Fland (two high-usage players) might fit together, each should be able to relieve some of the pressure on the other to carry an offense that otherwise lacks shot creation. Whether it comes together as seamlessly as last year’s group did remains to be seen, but there’s a strong case to be made that Golden and staff have built an even more talented roster than the one that cut down the nets in San Antonio last month.
And if things weren’t already going great in Gainesville, the Gators also locked in Golden for the foreseeable future with a contract extension through 2030–31 that makes him one of the five highest-paid coaches in men’s college basketball. That extension essentially takes him off the market as a potential target from other schools next spring, with a buyout of $16 million if he leaves for another college job following the 2025–26 season.
Repeating as national champions is an incredibly challenging endeavor, no matter how easy the 2023–24 UConn Huskies made it look. But with Fland in tow, the Gators now have a legitimate chance to challenge for another championship next April in Indianapolis.
Tennessee Volunteers Set to Play Alabama in SEC Baseball Tournament
The Tennessee Volunteers have discovered their opponents for the second round of the SEC baseball tournament. The Tennessee Volunteers had a struggling end to their 2025 college baseball regular season. They lost five straight conference series, which sent them sliding down the top 25 rankings. However, they still landed a first round bye on the […]
The Tennessee Volunteers have discovered their opponents for the second round of the SEC baseball tournament.
The Tennessee Volunteers had a struggling end to their 2025 college baseball regular season. They lost five straight conference series, which sent them sliding down the top 25 rankings. However, they still landed a first round bye on the SEC tournament and they now know who they will face off against.
The Volunteers will play against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second round. Alabama defeated Missouri in the first round on Tuesday. Tennessee faced off against Alabama during the regular series and won the series, despite playing on the road.
The winner of Alabama vs Tennessee will move on to play Texas, the top ranked team in the tournament.
Tennessee will play Alabama on Wednesday at 9:30 AM Wednesday. It will be the first game of the second round. Thursday’s game against Texas is currently set for 3 PM.
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ASOR Steps into the Fast Lane with Ed Lane to discuss Liberty Softball
On Monday night, I joined the Fast Lane with Ed Lane to discuss Liberty softball’s first ever NCAA Regional win by dispatching #1 Texas A&M on Sunday night. We recapped the final two games of the regional on Sunday as well as discussed what this win means for the program and looked ahead to this […]
On Monday night, I joined the Fast Lane with Ed Lane to discuss Liberty softball’s first ever NCAA Regional win by dispatching #1 Texas A&M on Sunday night. We recapped the final two games of the regional on Sunday as well as discussed what this win means for the program and looked ahead to this weekend’s Super Regional matchup against Oregon.
You can listen to the full conversation by clicking here.
NCAA Losing Power? Tennessee Lawmakers Signed Bill Aimed At Protecting Schools
Last week, there was a law signed in the State of Tennessee that caught a number of folks by surprise, most importantly the ones making decisions on enforcement of the House settlement. The reason this caught the eye of college leaders across the country is that it gives universities within the state the ability to […]
Last week, there was a law signed in the State of Tennessee that caught a number of folks by surprise, most importantly the ones making decisions on enforcement of the House settlement.
The reason this caught the eye of college leaders across the country is that it gives universities within the state the ability to navigate around a number of new rules that will come if the House settlement is approved. Simply put, this gives a school like Tennessee, MTSU or even Vanderbilt a way out of being tied down by rules set forth regarding revenue sharing, along with any type of punishment for third-party collective deals that might be deemed illegal.
Right now, Power-4 conference commissioners, along with others, are putting the final touches on an agreement that will be enforced by a new rules’ committee, known as the ‘College Sports Commission’, according to multiple sources. Yes, I know it sounds cheesy, but this new group will become the front door for enforcement of any deals associated with the House settlement.
That means the NCAA will no longer serve a purpose when it comes to any types of punishment involving revenue-sharing, NIL deals or anything else that doesn’t have to do with academics and eligibility. You can call this the New World Order of college athletics. Yes, I did just steal a line from the infamous Hulk Hogan promo from Bash At The Beach.
But, this is where we are at right now in college athletics, with conference commissioners and school leaders putting together a document that would need to be signed and agreed to by all schools participating in life after the House settlement. This ‘agreement’ would seemingly prevent schools from going after the commission in a courtroom, but allow for any disagreements to be handled through arbitration, according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports.
In simpler terms- if you don’t agree to sign this document and abide by the rules, while also agreeing to not sue the College Sports Commission for what you perceive is wrongdoing, you will be kicked to the curb. Right now, lawyers from most schools planning to participate in the aftermath of the House settlement are going over a document that would bind them to the new set of rules that programs will be governed by.
Is The State Of Tennessee Providing Cover For In-State Schools?
These rules would also mean that the Tennessee state law that was signed last week by Governor Bill Lee would not protect universities within the state from what they perceive as a violation of their own laws. Yes, it’s somewhat tricky, but the document would circumvent any type of power that schools like Tennessee would have because they want to follow state laws, which provide a path around the new House settlement rules.
This is now setting the stage for an interesting battle, considering other states want to pass the same type of laws that Tennessee did late last week, in what was essentially a ‘dead of the night’ move.
“We’ve seen this document plenty of times, and there are still things that need to be changed. But, the Governor of Tennessee did not just sign this without the knowledge that its football school also had to agree to this,” one power-4 athletic director told OutKick.
“We are trying to get everyone at least in the same ballpark when it comes to abiding by a set of rules, and if you have a few schools trying to use their state government to get around them, others are going to want to do the same. I have a hard time believing this would stick if we’re forced to sign an agreement that lessens our power.”
Tennessee Flag Is Hung Outside the Courthouse in East Tennessee before the NCAA hearing
The situation gets pretty complicated from a legal standpoint. How are you going to tell a school that they cannot follow the laws of their own state? Well, it’s a question that is actually addressed in the law that was passed, according to one section passed last week.
“Not directly or indirectly condition, threaten, lessen, refuse, remove, terminate, cancel, circumvent, penalize, disrupt, or otherwise interfere with, in any way or degree, an institution’s full enjoyment of its current and future membership status, or any related rights in the same, including, but not limited to, voting rights, participation in athletic events, broadcasts, revenue, or athlete eligibility based, in whole or part, on such association’s failure to adhere to, uphold, or otherwise satisfy the requirements of the subdivision or any applicable law.”
Now, tell me that the State of Tennessee did not know what they were doing when this law was passed. Obviously, lawmakers were made aware of the ‘agreement’ that was being passed around to school officials across the country, and decided to provide some type of legal footing that would cause problems for this new ‘College Sports Commission’ if they decided to go after a state school.
All of this hinges on whether the House settlement is approved by Judge Claudia Wilken, who is still mulling over a decision.
But, there will be a new enforcement entity in place moving forward that will take the reins from the NCAA in most matters related to rules related to college athletics. As for whether there will be lawsuits that follow from an antitrust standpoint, I think you can see where that situation is headed.
