Student Athletes Face Decisions in the Age of COVID — A Legal Perspective
By Josh Villarreal, J.D. Candidate - Class of 2021, Baylor Law School and Rick Meadow, National Mass Tort Leader and Director of Business Development for The Lanier Law Firm
Covid-19 has upended almost every aspect of life in America, college athletics being no exception. In America, college athletics are big business. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) takes in about $8 billion a year. As a result of the cancellation of the March Madness tournament in 2020 alone, t