Miami & The NIL Enforcement Era, LIV Contracts & PGA Motion Practice, McAfee's Pro Bono Defense

Welcome back to THE Sports Law Podcast! We cover all recent stories at the intersection of sports and law. Today, host Dan Lust (@SportsLawLust) is joined by Tarun Sharma (@tksharmalaw) and John Nucci (@JNucci23) to break down the latest stories in sports law. The NCAA handed down its first NIL related violation against the University of Miami. (2:48) The violation pertained to the Cavinder twins who currently play for Miami's women's basketball team. The NCAA charged a prominent Miami booster John Ruiz with having an impermissible dinner with the twins during their transfer recruitment. This marks the first time that the NCAA has handed down such a violation and could show the path that new President Charlie Baker will take to enforce NCAA NIL guidelines. The guys give their pick of where the next NIL crackdown will occur. (16:04) The odds were set at -300 for the SEC, +125 for the ACC, +250 for the BIG10, and +450 for the rest of the field. John ended up picking the ACC citing other prominent boosters surrounding Syracuse. Dan laid his money down on the SEC citing the heavy hitters such as Georgia and Alabama. He also talks about the Jimbo Fisher and Nick Saban drama. Tarun placed his bet on the BIG10 citing value and highlighting the bigger schools like Michigan, Ohio State, and Michigan State.  Details have leaked about contract provisions present in the contracts of current LIV golfers. (22:17) These provisions, as detailed by John, seem to show the restrictive nature of the contracts that could have an affect on their current lawsuit with the PGA. These provisions also seem, in some ways, to contradict the statements from golfers who made the jump about the reasons why LIV would allow them more freedom.  Dan and Tarun provide a little educational segment using the recent defamation lawsuit filed against Pat McAfee. (34:50) This includes what to do when you receive a complaint as well as the different ways a case can go following the initial filing. Dan also talks about the possibility that this case could move to federal court due to the residence of the parties involved.   *** Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVERYONE can publish for ConductDetrimental.com. Let us know if you want to join the team. Hosts: Dan Wallach (@WallachLegal) | Dan Lust (@SportsLawLust) Producer: Justin Mader (@MaderLaw) Twitter | Instagram | TikTok |  YouTube | Website | Email --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/condetrimental/support