@PayersPlayers If two players have the same UTR, and all things being equal, a coach will generally pick a 19 year old with 5 years of eligibility over a 24 year old with 1 year of eligibility, no? What am I missing?
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Philip Sheng
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Philip Sheng
@PhilipNILIP
Partner at Venable LLP | IP Attorney | NIL | Sports Law | Former ATP Pro and D1 🎾 for @StanfordTennis | LDS
California, USA Katılım Şubat 2020
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@PhilipNILIP I didn’t say it encourages more, unfortunately it will remain on the same trajectory. What I was alluding to was the argument that the 5 in 5 rule would make recruiting older players less desirable - but it doesn’t and it won’t.
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In practical terms, gap year is officially allowed without restrictions on competition, but with the same number of roster spots spread over 5 years instead of 4 years. Good luck class of 2027!
Turn 19 after start of HS academic year (varies by state/school), clock does not start till next academic year:
1st Year Spring - 20 years old
2nd Year Spring - 21 years old
3rd Year Spring - 22 years old
4th Year Spring - 23 years old
5th Year Spring - 24 years old
Those that thought this would cure the age issue are mistaken... only encourages it but caps it at 24.
P4 Coaches are not incentivized to develop players, but to bring in 3rd/4th/5th year players (22 - 24 years old), failed pros or mid-major transfers. It's purely transactional - e.g., Oklahoma loses players to Tennessee, they just find more 23 year olds to fill the spots.
Ross Dellenger@RossDellenger
NCAA DI Cabinet has unanimously voted to adopt the age-based eligibility policy, sources tell @YahooSports - a historic moment. Policy starts an athlete’s clock upon (1) initial enrollment in college or (2) start of academic year after 19th birthday (whichever occurs earlier).
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You technically still can’t turn pro. There are still prize money limits. 5 years to compete based on HS graduation was the reason there is such an age discrepancy in tennis. Other countries don’t define HS graduation the same way we do in the US. Overall this is a great change for college tennis.
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@Bomb3r_CFBMafia @samcehrlich @PeteThamel @kha1926 @NFL @NFLDraft @heitner @WinterSportsLaw @dkelley21 It’s Kesler. He’ll find a way.
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@samcehrlich @PeteThamel @kha1926 @NFL @NFLDraft @heitner @WinterSportsLaw @dkelley21 @PhilipNILIP How would something like that be evoked or evinced, @samcehrlich ?
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Brendan Sorsby's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, tells ESPN of the NFL's decision to not hold a supplemental draft: "It is a violation of the CBA and the law. We will pursue this immediately with the NFLPA."
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@btoppmeyer You still haven’t explained why the international make up of a tennis team has anything to do with this. “Don’t worry, the athletes who lost their spots weren’t Americans” is not a serious response to concerns about program cuts and the out of control spending in college sports.
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When North Dakota cut its women’s tennis program, it affected a roster of 8 international athletes and zero Americans.
I’m not celebrating cutting teams. But tennis cuts should not be used by U.S. senators as an argument for the federal government imposing a salary cap.
Blake Toppmeyer@btoppmeyer
U.S. senators are using cuts to NCAA tennis programs as a prop to try to cap athletes' payday. Did anyone look at those tennis rosters? They're packed with international players. But, sure, let’s let the Gov’t cap payday for American athletes 🤔 usatoday.com/story/sports/n…
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Philip Sheng retweetledi
The University of Kansas just raised tuition by another 5%.
Some of that money will be going into the pockets of KU athletes.
Fair? Of course it isn't...
Meanwhile, KU faces a $15M deficit, has already slashed staff, and pays its faculty some of the lowest wages in the nation—yet they’re still funneling money from the general fund, student tuition, and state taxpayers directly into athlete payroll.
Insane.
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@btoppmeyer What does the fact that tennis rosters are mostly international players have to do with it? Are tennis programs less important to the school or community if they recruit internationally?
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U.S. senators are using cuts to NCAA tennis programs as a prop to try to cap athletes' payday.
Did anyone look at those tennis rosters? They're packed with international players.
But, sure, let’s let the Gov’t cap payday for American athletes 🤔
usatoday.com/story/sports/n…
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@DebbieSpander @CharlieBakerMA Reasonable rules hold up too. The rule Sorsby violated is a reasonable rule. Both sides would have bargained for the rule Sorsby violated. What am I missing?
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Respectfully @CharlieBakerMA, this is backwards. Eligibility rules keep losing in court bec the NCAA wrote them and athletes never agreed. Rules both sides bargain for hold up. Sorsby isn’t the case for putting the NCAA above the courts. It’s the case for collective bargaining.
Charlie Baker@CharlieBakerMA
The Sorsby decision was never about only one student-athlete. We are already seeing downhill effects in other eligibility cases in which state courts are allowing student-athletes to circumvent longstanding eligibility rules, citing Sorsby outcome as part of the court’s precedent. Another example of why we need Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act, authorizing the association to apply common sense eligibility rules consistently for all student-athletes and schools, regardless of the state or local court system.
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@WinterSportsLaw @AaronGogley I hear you Mit. Her job was to ensure the settlement was fair and reasonable, not legal.
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@PhilipNILIP @AaronGogley By overruling objections, she wasn’t ruling on the legality under antitrust law.
Big difference.
You should check out her comments during the hearings and her history with the NCAA.
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Still not seeing much of a difference there. Regardless, if I recall correctly there were several strong objections that the settlement violated antitrust law and thus should not be approved. I fully understand that Wilken’s job was to ensure the settlement was fair and reasonable and not necessarily whether it was legal. But it would still seem very odd to me for her to overrule the objections, approve the settlement, and then strike down implementation of the settlement on the same bases that were raised in the objections.
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@PhilipNILIP @AaronGogley They aren’t trying to make the court rescind approval of the agreement.
Just challenging the legality of rules that were implemented after the settlement.
And Wilken already said she wasn’t ruling on the legality of those rules in approving the settlement.
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Important update on the new Ili v NCAA case.
Plaintiffs are trying to get Judge Wilken as the judge in the case.
She was the judge in O’Bannon, Alston, and House.
She ruled against the NCAA in the first two and the last one led to the House settlement.
Sam C. Ehrlich@samcehrlich
Update on the new lawsuit challenging the House Settlement and CSC: Ili and Mirer's attorneys filed a motion to relate their case to House and have it be heard by Judge Wilken.
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@WinterSportsLaw @AaronGogley What is the functional difference between challenging implementation of the settlement v. the settlement?
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@PhilipNILIP @AaronGogley I disagree.
Because they are challenging implementation of the settlement, not the settlement agreement.
Wilken already said she wasn’t ruling on the legality of the things they are challenging when approving.
And even indicated she thinks they may violate antitrust law.
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My daughter Sephi decided to graduate high school early and reclass to 2026. She’ll be joining BYU this fall! Go Cougs!
BYU Women's Tennis@byuwtennis
Welcome to the family Sephi✍️
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@AaronGogley @WinterSportsLaw Totally agree with you @AaronGogley. I don’t see having Wilken being a good idea.
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@WinterSportsLaw An interesting move. Seems unwise to challenge the settlement in her court. But I guess we will find out.
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More bad news for College tennis. Tennis is probably the hardest hit sport in college athletics.
gogriffons.com/news/2026/6/5/…
@PhilipNILIP
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Philip Sheng retweetledi
I'm (obviously) no fan of the NCAA and you'll never see me cape for them... but this Sorsby ruling is a joke. Admitted, repeated, egregious violations of one of the few reasonable NCAA rules limiting eligibility and the court grants an injunction anyway?
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@mitchgilfillan How did Wilken’s approval affect college sports’ popularity? Seems everyone was a fan of college sports before and after approval.
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1 Year Anniversary: Today (June 6th) marks one year from when Judge Claudia Wilken granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of the 4th Amended Settlement Agreement a/k/a the “House Settlement.” College sports’ popularity and athlete NIL opportunities have never been better.
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My daughter won a scholarship from Tardus Wealth Strategies for beach volleyball.
instagram.com/p/DY2xjwpC8yP/…
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@showfortennis Should have done it between sets. Now that would have been wild.
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Only Fokina would fire his coach mid slam
His career has been very underwhelming with as talented as he is
José Morón@jmgmoron
Muy RARO esto que ha pasado en medio de Roland Garros con Davidovich. Según se reporta desde París, Foki despidió a su entrenador, Mariano Puerta, entre la ronda 1 y 2 del torneo. El motivo parece ser un desencuentro entre ambos el otro día. El malagueño se queda con Pepo Clavet como entrenador. Nada habitual ver esto en medio de un torneo 😅
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@CoachMat11 @CTennisNation If this is true, that is sad. How can the program expect to compete without any scholarships?
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@CTennisNation I believe BC is completely non scholarship on the men’s side …..so not fair even posting them
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These programs have posted the lowest conference win percentages over the last five seasons %
Which team surprises you the most?
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