Highway to NIL

Author: Callan G. Stein, Christopher M. Brolley, Troutman Pepper Locke

Highway to NIL analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state of affairs, focusing on the NIL guidance and policies coming directly from the NCAA; the various enacted and amended state NIL laws; and NIL enforcement, including how the NCAA, state attorneys generals, and other regulators may investigate and punish schools for NIL violations.
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'Urgent National Action to Save College Sports': Trump’s NIL Playbook
Episode 3
Thursday, 9 April, 2026

In this episode of Highway to NIL, Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys Cal Stein and Mike Lowe break down President Donald Trump's executive order, "Urgent National Action to Save College Sports." Cal and Mike unpack the order's call for a national NIL framework, proposed five-year eligibility caps and transfer limits, protections for women's and Olympic sports, tighter rules on tampering and "fraudulent" NIL deals, and the directive to challenge state laws that conflict with interstate college sports governance. Key Topics Include: Purpose of Trump's executive order (2:36); Trump's encouragement of Congress to act for a national solution (7:14); Improper financial activities: tortious interference, fraudulent NIL schemes, and fair market value (9:40); Further direction by Trump for regulation of student-athlete eligibility and transfers (17:45); Attorney general action regarding state NIL laws (29:07). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.