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This article discusses the impact of two antitrust lawyers, Jay Marine and Rick Cordella, on the NCAA and the broadcasting industry. Marine and Cordella were responsible for the House v. NCAA lawsuit, which resulted in a $2.8 billion damages settlement and revenue sharing directly with college athletes. In addition, the article highlights Marine's role in Amazon's foray into live sports streaming and Cordella's success in securing NBA media rights for NBC. The lawyers are expected to receive substantial attorney fees, potentially totaling $650 million. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on college football player Dominique Whaley, a running back for the University of Oklahoma team. Whaley's status as a player who transferred to Oklahoma to join the team as a walk-on, the term for a player without an athletic scholarship, is discussed as an example of a trend in the sport in which walk-on players have become more commonplace. Whaley's success in the 2011 season is examined. It is noted he has yet to receive an athletic scholarship from Oklahoma.

The article discusses Oscar Bellfield, a highly recruited high school basketball player who is waiting to commit to a college. Bellfield has scholarship offers from several schools, but is hoping to garner an offer from a prominent Pac-10 conference program. Bellfield suffered a groin injury after his junior season, and some of his scholarship offers were withdrawn.

Discusses the success of Brodie Croyle, quarterback for Alabama State University, and how it has revitalized the school's football team. Examination of Alabama's record over the past two seasons and how Alabama lost 21 scholarships due to NCAA infractions; Discussion of Croyle's upbringing in Alabama.