The University of Memphis Sport and Leisure Commerce program is in the midst of hosting its 2nd Annual Issues in College Sports Lecture Series. The series features coaches, scouts, agents (including Jimmy Sexton), sports business professors, and sports law professors, among other distinguished guests. The series has been put together largely through the excellent work of University of Memphis Professor Richard Southall (pictured to left), who we recently blogged about in regards to the White v. NCAA lawsuit, and some of his students like Carrie Sordel and Charley Fausey. Here is a schedule of upcoming events (and if you would like to attend any of these discussions, directions to the University of Memphis are available at this link and all of the events will be held in Room 124 of Ball Hall).Monday, March 26th, 4:00p.m. - The Business of College Sports. (Ryan McPhail, Titus Jackson – student moderators)
Dr. Ronald Dick – Duquesne University
Dr. Mark Nagel – University of South Carolina
Dr. Kadie Otto – Western Carolina University
Mr. Jimmy Sexton – Memphis, TN
Dr. Nathan Tomasini – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Friday, April 6th, 4:00p.m. - Division I College Recruiting: The good, the bad, and the ugly. (Ryan Ivey – student moderator)
Coach Jimmy Adams – Head Boys Basketball Coach, Raleigh-Egypt High School
Mr. Chad Alexander - Midwest Area Scout, Baltimore Ravens
Mr. Bobby Burton - Chief Operating Officer and Editor-in-chief Rivals.com
Dr. Joe Luckey – Director, Center for Athletic Academic Services, The University of Memphis
Dr. Fritz Polite – The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Friday, April 13th, 4:00p.m. - Congress, Intercollegiate Athletics, and Higher Education: Is college sports a tax-exempt enterprise or an unrelated business? (Shawn Fayard, Walt Barton - student moderators)
Prof. John Colombo – The University of Illinois Law School
Prof. Michael McCann – Mississippi College School of Law
Dr. Dave Ridpath – Ohio University
Prof. Linda Sharp – University of Northern Colorado
Dr. Ellen Staurowsky – Ithaca College
Mr. Welch Suggs – University of Georgia
Friday, April 20th, 4:00p.m. - White v. NCAA: Greed or Monopsony – A discussion of the case’s legal merits. (Carrie Sordel, Dawnyell Fletcher – student moderators)
Mr. Tony Bonds – Suntrust Financial
Mr. Patrick Byrne – The University of Memphis
Mr. Ramogi Huma – College Athletes Coalition
Dr. Allen Sack – The University of New Haven