Tampering in College Sports Should Result in Successful Tortious Interference Lawsuits

By Joshua D. Winneker[1] and David Gargone[2] Last year, the University of Wisconsin sued the University of Miami alleging that a Miami staff member and an alumnus tampered with Wisconsin defensive back Xavier Lucas by offering him money to leave Wisconsin to play for Miami. Wisconsin further alleges that this interaction occurred directly after Lucas signed a two-year Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) contract with Wisconsin and that the meeting did cause Lucas to transfer to Miami. The crux of