Daniel Feig

Some free advice for college presidents and ADs: 1. Understand the moment. This is a turning point for college athletics—not because revenue-sharing is starting (that’s been happening through back-door funding of collectives for years)—but because power has shifted from the NCAA to the universities. You now have the authority to fix a system that was fundamentally broken. The NCAA let the tension between high- and low-revenue programs fester, creating a bloated bureaucracy that lost sight of the core mission: to support college-athlete development athletically, academically, and personally. You now have a chance to build a better system—one that preserves what’s great about college sports, compensates athletes fairly, and enforces common-sense rules. Don’t miss it.

So sad to learn of the death of Coach Palmore this afternoon. Stacey had such a great way about him & was one of the rare people in coaching that formed deep relationships with student-athletes, administrators & university staff across campus. He will be missed by many. 🙏🙏🙏

My advice to universities and conferences right now is “burn the boats.” With the fairness hearing for the House settlement scheduled for April 7, 2025, schools and conferences must start implementing the injunctive relief now. With new signing classes fast approaching, schools and conferences need to implement measure now so that the offers being made can actually be delivered in the fall under the new enforcement model. There are mechanisms for schools and conferences to impose these measures now. Although there is no action in this space that does not create some risk, if these measures are implemented judiciously, they can be done prior to settlement approval without materially increasing exposure. On the other hand, doing nothing before April could create massive new exposure if schools or collectives make promises that they ultimately cannot deliver.

NACDA was great & I enjoyed catching up with friends and colleagues, but this year was different because of all the unknowns. We’ve summarized our takeaways & look forward to helping our friends & colleagues plan for a new & fundamentally different future. starneslaw.com/news/sdfs-coll…

Insightful commentary and thoughtful advice from my colleague Jay Ezelle @NerdLaw_JockLaw regarding planning for a post House Settlement world. Check it out below👇

@nicholsm0 Congrats Makayla! So proud of you and excited to follow your career!

I’m extremely blessed and filled with joy to receive this award!! I could not do this without the support of my team as well as my wonderful student-athletes!! My cup is always filled with those that pour into me 🤍🙏🏽

Thank you to @D1Relocation for another easy move! Yall are the best!!

@RobHeuer I know this was a difficult decision but you won't regret it my friend! I'm excited to see what's around the next corner for you, and wishing you and your family the best in this next chapter.

Excited for what's next!

Congratulations to my friend @CoachBrennanUSF on her hiring as head coach! UGA got a winner, a tremendous ambassador for the university, and most importantly, a great mentor for the young women on the golf team!👏👏👏

@ricky__ray Congratulations my friend! Stetson is getting a great one!!!

Excited to be a Hatter! Look forward to getting started!

@DavidECohen_ @Steven_D5450 Congratulations David!!!

12.15.23 Every time I introduce her to someone and say “this is Orly,” what I’m really saying is “this is my light.” I was born in South Carolina, and she was born in Los Angeles, but the great city of Cincinnati gifted me the love of my life. *Orly means “my light” in Hebrew!

[2/2] This service would have made several of my own overnight moves so much easier on my family, & I’m excited to help fill a void in our industry and provide a service to ease the burden on my friends & colleagues in the future. Let me know if we can help with your next move!

[1/2] I’m excited to announce my 2nd venture—we publicly launched D1.relocation this week! We are an executive moving service aimed at making the relocation process easier on collegiate coaches, athletic administrators & their families!

As a former AD myself, I'm excited to offer a different perspective to clients experiencing stressful legal issues. While we're growing this practice nationally, I'm also helping a few friends launch a business aimed at making coaches' & ADs' jobs easier...more on that soon!

I'm excited to announce I've started the 1st of 2 new ventures--I've joined the Collegiate Sports practice at Starnes! We represent universities, coaches & student-athletes with any legal needs they have in collegiate sports & higher education. starneslaw.com/news/starnes-d…

@CBBJerseys4Hope @MarchMadnessMBB @BigSouthSports @UpstateMBB @AGAndrewGarcia @Coach_AJohnson @CoachNori @ksweeney17 @EpilepsyFdn @UpstateSpartans @DickieV @JustJesse84 @BrainAblaze @OHSUBrain @HoopsHD Looks great, Bryan! Keep doing what you’re doing to bring attention to this important cause! 👏👏👏 I hope to see you in that jersey next March!!!

275/352 @MarchMadnessMBB 8/9 @BigSouthSports thank you @UpstateMBB and @USCUpstateAD @AGAndrewGarcia @Coach_AJohnson @CoachNori @ksweeney17 proudly representing students and research that help save people with #Epilepsy. @EpilepsyFdn 🙏🏻🏀

@CoachNicole_ Congratulations, Nicole! You're going to be GREAT!!!

Congratulations Channing and our entire @UpstateXCTrack program for this achievement ! You truly reached #GreaterHeights this year and I look forward to following your success next year!

@coachdocsadler looks like you're having a blast! Enjoy your travels!....lots of great camping in the Carolinas, just sayin'! :)

Tonya and I in Yellowstone

Tune in tonight to see our own Channing Ferguson compete for a national championship!!! #AirUpstate #ReachGreaterHeights