The rapidly evolving world of big-time college athletics

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The NCAA anti-trust trial regarding athlete's names and faces ended last week.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/06/10/amateur-model-core-suit-challenging-ncaas-policies-player-likenesses#sthash.zCpgZv1z.nNJKJg6q.dpbs

The NLRB is collecting amicus briefs in its review of the Chicago regional director's decision that Northwestern University football players are employees who can vote to unionize.

And, reportedly, an "arms race" for the hearts and minds of America's best young athletes is underway in NCAA Division I:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/09/shadow-ncaa-lawsuits-colleges-create-new-policies-address-athlete-rights#sthash.MLRqV01m.dpbs

Hard to say where it all will end.  But it's a pretty good bet that the landscape of big-time college athletics will be changed forever when the dust settles.

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