Ep. 107: College Sports Contract Madness, NCAA Eligibility Battles, and More with Darren Heitner (aka the Lawyer who is Probably Representing or Working with Your Favorite College Athlete)

About this episode

Gabe Feldman interviews Darren Heitner about college sports contracts, NCAA eligibility issues, and NIL matters.

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I’m joined by Darren Heitner, the lawyer who has probably been involved in more college sports and NIL matters than anyone in the country—including his current representation of Duke/former Duke quarterback Darian Mensah. Darren joins to talk about college revenue sharing and NIL deals, lawsuits challenging NCAA transfer and eligibility restrictions, and much more. Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can fo...

People in this episode

Host: Gabe Feldman

Guest: Darren Heitner

Topics covered

• college sports
• NIL deals
• NCAA eligibility
• lawsuits
• revenue sharing

Keywords

• college sports
• NIL
• NCAA
• eligibility
• lawsuits
• revenue sharing
• Duke
• Darian Mensah

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Organizations: NCAA, Duke

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