Anthony Saker

Collegiate Athletics | prior: Insurance Coverage and Bad Fath Litigation | @floridastate | @miamilawschool

[Anthony Saker @AnthonyJSaker]

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[Darren Heitner @heitner]

Our initial focus will be basketball players who just completed their 4th season and have been unfairly excluded from a 5th year of competition. Once again, the NCAA has proven that it will act arbitrarily with the enforcement of its rules. We will hold them accountable.

[Anthony Saker @AnthonyJSaker]

@CoachDanCasey In this economy??

[Mit Winter @WinterSportsLaw]

Yesterday, the CSC, its CEO & others were sued for violating antitrust and NIL laws.

Today, the judge overseeing the House case will hear arguments on whether the CSC is properly classifying MMR companies & other businesses as “associated entities.”

Consequential week.

[Ball State Men's Volleyball @BallStateMVB]

Our guy.

[Ball State Men's Volleyball @BallStateMVB]

⚪️FINALIST🔴

Patrick Rogers has been named as one of four finalists for the 2026 AVCA National Collegiate Men’s Player of the Year award!!

The 2026 POTY will be announced Friday, May 8, during the NCAA Banquet in Los Angeles

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

Defendants of the House settlement - NCAA and power conferences - filed a joint response to plaintiffs attorneys’ challenge that the CSC is violating the settlement by rejecting certain NIL deals, especially those tied to MMR partners.

Bryan Seeley declaration was attached.

[Ball State Men's Basketball @BallStateMBB]

Ball State coach @ChrisCapko names full-time coaching staff for Cardinals’ men’s basketball.

https://t.co/HaMjrRaDJ4

[FIU Women’s Basketball @FIUWBB]

A play so legendary by Rhema Collins, you’ll want to see it again from another angle 👀

[MLB @MLB]

The 9-9-9 Challenge is back and will be available at even more ballparks in 2026 👀

Where will you be attempting the challenge? 🌭
New York Mets - Citi Field
Philadelphia Phillies - Citizens Bank Park
Colorado Rockies - Coors Field
Houston Astros - Daikin Park
Kansas City Royals - Kauffman Stadium
San Francisco Giants - Oracle Park

[Coach Dan Casey @CoachDanCasey]

“I used to think it was cool to get away with not sleeping.

That’s the dumbest sh*t I’ve ever heard.

When your job is to deal with people, you need to establish health habits to sustain [yourself] when there’s a lot of external stressors.”

- Sean McVay

[Anthony Saker @AnthonyJSaker]

@JonahDispatch The account is rather loud for "silence beats noise"

[FIU Football @FIUFootball]

Solid day ☝️, time to keep building

[Mit Winter @WinterSportsLaw]

When created, the CSC expected only 10% of disclosed third party NIL deals would be with associated entities.

Over the last two months, for athletes at P4 schools that number has been 69% of deals and 81% of deal value.

Huge difference.

[Tom Mars @TomMarsLaw]

NCAA TRIVIA: D2 and D3 waivers can be granted based on “non-contemporaneous” medical documentation as long as a physician reviews and analyzes the records. But in DI, a physician who gives an unqualified opinion of “incapacity” based on his own medical records isn’t good enough.

[Charlie Baker @CharlieBakerMA]

The @NCAA has not and will not grant eligibility to any prospective or returning student-athletes who have signed an @NBA contract (including a two-way contract). As schools are increasingly recruiting individuals with international league experience, the NCAA is exercising discretion in applying the actual and necessary expenses bylaw to ensure that prospective student-athletes with experience in American basketball leagues are not at a disadvantage compared to their international counterparts. Rules have long permitted schools to enroll and play individuals with no prior collegiate experience midyear.

While the NCAA has prevailed on the vast majority of eligibility-related lawsuits, recent outlier decisions enjoining the NCAA on a nationwide basis from enforcing rules that have been on the books for decades -- without even having a trial -- are wildly destabilizing. I will be working with DI leaders in the weeks ahead to protect college basketball from these misguided attempts to destroy this American institution.

[Danny Kanell @dannykanell]

He should've gotten a good look this coaching carousel...some team is going to scoop him up in the next year or two and get a great one

[Anthony Saker @AnthonyJSaker]

@on3 Coach in waiting

[Anthony Saker @AnthonyJSaker]

And if you thought collegiate sporting betting got out of hand ...

[InGame @InGameHQ]

Kalshi has filed forms to accept bets on who enters NCAA Transfer Portal.

Documents say that Kalshi intends to offer the contracts possibly as soon as end of business on Wednesday.

[Anthony Saker @AnthonyJSaker]

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[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

Athletes(dot)Org - AO - has released a detailed, 38-page framework for a college sports collective bargaining agreement, including a payment system, regulations around transfers/free agency, wellness standards, enforcement, etc.

Full framework is here - https://t.co/I6ByARqFwk

[Darren Heitner @heitner]

Honored to represent QB Tommy Castellanos in his fight for an additional year of eligibility after the NCAA denied his waiver request.

The facts are straightforward. Tommy's 2022 participation exceeded the 30% threshold by just one postseason game. It was a conference championship where he played only because of circumstances beyond his control, including teammate injuries and opt-outs.

Just weeks after Tommy's participation, the NCAA issued a blanket waiver allowing future players in his exact situation to maintain their redshirt status. Players today can participate in 4 regular-season games plus a conference championship without losing eligibility.

Tommy played in a conference championship game and is being penalized for the timing. Considering the postseason exception that now exists, this case demands a fair resolution.

The NCAA should grant this appeal and extend the same consideration to Tommy that countless players have received since December 2022.

Fairness matters. Doing the right thing matters. @HEITNERLEGAL is representing Tommy with @paloise46.