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CNN
Nov 14, 2022
Tim Nevius, the former NCAA investigator turned college-athlete advocate, has joined Overtime Sports as its vice president of regulatory affairs and athlete advocacy.
Overtime Hires Ex-NCAA Investigator Tim Nevius as Compliance Chief
Yahoo
Jun 28, 2022
Tim Nevius, an attorney and former NCAA compliance officer and investigator who has been publicly named as an adviser for Overtime, helped craft the OTE scholarship to ensure it meets NCAA compliance rules.
ESPN
Apr 25, 2022
Tim Nevius, an attorney and former NCAA compliance officer and investigator who has been publicly named as an adviser for Overtime, helped craft the OTE scholarship to ensure it meets NCAA compliance rules. The company said it has communicated with the NCAA to share its plans and ensure it is following amateurism guidelines and will hire a full-time compliance staff member who will act as a liaison.
ABC News
April 25, 2022
The 9-0 whitewash by the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark Alston v. NCAA case last year "essentially wiped out the NCAA's antitrust defense, which means the next anti-trust challenge could be the final blow to the remaining rules," said Tim Nevius, a player advocate attorney and former NCAA investigator.
CBS Sports
Mar 21, 2022
This summer, the NCAA opened up a whole new market of influencers and entrepreneurs by instating an interim policy allowing college athletes to earn money off of their image and likeness. These students are the next round of power players in their generation with the ability to sign onto sponsorships, brand campaigns, and ambassador programs.
Student athletes can now profit off their followings thanks to changes in NCAA rules.
Business Insider
Sep 2, 2021
“Twelve years later, and just days before the first state bills go into effect, they still don’t have a plan. It’s inexcusable neglect, particularly for a multi-billion dollar industry,” Nevius said. “The lack of willingness to adapt and the insistence on clinging to an outdated rule structure is an absolute disservice to the athletes that this organization suggests it defends and promotes.”
New era: College athletes may begin getting compensation for use of their likeness starting Thursday
The Dallas Morning News
Jun 30, 2021
It is the first NCAA case before the Supreme Court since NCAA v Board of Regents in '84. "As a result of the continued growth in popularity and dramatic increase in amounts of revenue generated by collegiate sports over the more than thirty-five years since Board of Regents, the NCAA now operates in a manner akin to a commercial enterprise and has shifted its focus from making athletics an integral part of the educational experience of college athletes to generating profits for itself and its members," the brief states.
Former NCAA execs file amicus brief in Alston case
Sports Business Journal
March, 12 2021
Shortly thereafter, I left the NCAA and helped sue my former employer on behalf of college players to challenge the rules I had just enforced. The six-year case, which I helped lead for the first two, ultimately succeeded in removing the NCAA’s cap on education-related benefits, but many problems remain.
I used to enforce the NCAA’s exploitation of college athletes; now I fight for the players
USA Today
Sep 3, 2020
Nevius, the former NCAA investigator, noted one major difference between college and pro sports: The athletes in professional sports have unions. “Virtually every conversation I have about college sports, anywhere, boils down to this: The athletes have no voice or representation,” Nevius said. “And they’re the ones taking all the risks.”
The NCAA has lots of rules. Players’ parents wonder why it has none for coronavirus.
The Washington Post
Jun 26, 2020
Nevius works to change college sports by representing athletes and pushing for reforms to NCAA rules regarding compensation for name, image and likeness and transfers. Nevius explains why he believes NCAA rules are often inherently unfair to the athletes. And why changing them won’t mean the end of football Saturdays and March Madness.
Associated Press
Feb 14, 2020
A former NCAA investigator launched an advocacy group for college athletes Monday. The College Athlete Advocacy Initiative plans to offer legal advice to athletes, as well as pursue campaigns to help them share in the billions of dollars generated by college sports, according to the group’s founder, attorney Tim Nevius.
Disillusioned ex-NCAA investigator launches new player advocacy group
The Washington Post
Mar 18, 2019
Indeed, Nevius is a rare breed. He has gone from enforcing the NCAA’s rulebook to speaking out against it. In recent years, he has worked on a lawsuit that aims to blow up amateurism; last year he testified in front of California lawmakers about the need for increased protections for player safety; and recently he opened a law firm dedicated to helping players caught in the crosshairs of the NCAA.
The Change Agent: How Tim Nevius, former NCAA investigator, is working to reform college sports
The Athletic
Mar 27, 2018
