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Entertainment & Sports,
Labor/Employment,
U.S. Supreme Court

Oct. 27, 2021

Lawyers can help level the playing field for college athletes

Any honest, objective review of how our college athletes historically have been treated would certainly reveal flagrant, unforgivable fouls committed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Fortunately, a chorus of change has been in the air in 2021.

Frank N. Darras

Founding Partner
DarrasLaw

Email: frank@darraslaw.com

Western State Univ COL; Fullerton CA

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Student-athletes are among the most gifted and talented competitors in the United States. They enhance the prestige of their schools, generate rabid fan bases, and have been the source of billions of dollars in revenue generated from the broadcasting, ticket sales and merchandising -- all while maintaining a respectable grade point average.

In any other setting, these players would have a designated seat at the financial bargaining table. ...

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