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Players at the CFP Championship Are Talking About Unionizing
January 22, 2025 // Several miles away, in a ballroom at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead, there was a different sort of event: About 50 current and former players came together for a two-day summit—called the “College Football Players-Only Meeting”—to discuss college athlete organizing efforts. It was the latest in a growing number of organizing efforts across the college sports landscape, and is believed to be the first of its kind to take place at the College Football Playoff. The event was hosted by an advocacy group called Athletes.org, founded by former INFLCR CEO Jim Cavale, which hopes to one day become the main college athlete players association.
How Dartmouth College’s unionization case could impact athletes at University of Arizona, ASU
February 28, 2024 // In the event Sacks’ ruling is upheld and Dartmouth men’s basketball players are allowed to unionize, the players could collectively bargain for a number of issues. “They could organize, they could form their unions, they could strike if they don’t like working conditions,” said Aaron Hernandez, assistant dean and executive director of Allan “Bud” Selig sports law and business program. “They could collectively bargain if the university is earning a check based off of some TV deal, as part of the greater conference.
What a Players Union/Association Means for Penn State Football
July 25, 2022 // Penn State Football could be a leader in the new era of college football. Quarterback Sean Clifford leading the charge. Not only is he running a successful agency that helps athletes navigate the NIL landscape, but now it seems he is leading a movement to give the players more power. Every couple of years we hear about a group that is trying to “unionize” in college sports. Most of the time it is met with harsh criticism from fans and the universities. revenue-sharing plan, amateurism, More Perfect Union