Examining the Legal Landscape Involving Amateurism and the NCAA

By Alex Sinatra According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), it is a member-led organization dedicated to the well-being and lifelong success of college athletes[1] . It was founded in 1906 as the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) and later changed its name in 1910 to the NCAA. The need for an association like this was due to the lack of uniformity among collegiate athletics and the lack of athlete safety. Student athletes and schools