Arrington v. NCAA: Overview and Potential Implications

By Marlon R. McPhatter and Ryan M. Rodenberg   In an October 2011 cover story in The Atlantic, venerable writer Taylor Branch penned “The Shame of College Sports,” a provocatively-titled piece highlighting “[a] litany of scandals [that] have made the corruption of college sports constant front page news.” In one part of his article, Branch details “a spate of lawsuits working their way through the courts [that] could destroy the NCAA.”   Another such case just got added to