Warren Koshofer and Vincent Melara take a hard look at the legal reality reshaping college sports—and football in particular—in their article for Sports Litigation Alert, “The Transfer Portal and the NIL Economy: Legal Consequences of College Football’s New Labor Market.” As player mobility accelerates and NIL dollars reshape decision-making, they dive into how the transfer portal has evolved into a true labor market, triggering serious implications across antitrust law, contracts, institutional liability, and the long-debated question of athlete employment status. For universities, collectives, and stakeholders navigating this fast-moving terrain, their analysis underscores one clear takeaway: the rules haven’t caught up to the economics, and the legal risk is only intensifying.
